EPIC Synonyms: 169 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

Definition of epic

as in magnificent

large and impressive in size, grandeur, extent, or conception an epic plan for the revitalization of the city

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noun

as in saga

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as in ode

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Adjective

Guests also have a front-row seat to many of the city’s festivals and events, including January’s epic Mardi Gras celebrations, which draw over 100,000 visitors. — Terry Ward, Travel + Leisure, 31 Oct. 2026 Today’s Amazon Deals of the Day feature epic discounts on gear that'll feed your retail therapy, without the heavy price tag. — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 30 Oct. 2026

Noun

Disney Marvel’s epic is expected to ignite the box office, but will Earth’s Mightiest Heroes have a popcorn bucket that breaks the internet? — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 29 Oct. 2026 What differentiates this unsparing epic from the scores of other stories about the Greatest Generation, however, is that some of its characters are good at football. — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 27 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for epic

Recent Examples of Synonyms for epic

Adjective

Turning slowly, Snyder saw a magnificent bull with heavy mahogany antlers walk into the clearcut.

— Rich LaRocco, Outdoor Life, 2 Nov. 2026
The film, set in the magnificent highlands of Montenegro’s Sinjajevina plateau, centers on Gara and her 13-year-old daughter Nada.

— Matthew Carey, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of magnificent

Noun

The vote draws to a close a chaotic redistricting saga that sparked national attention and threw Missouri, its voters and election officials into uncertainty.

— Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 4 Nov. 2026
As Denis Villeneuve prepares to release the conclusion of his Dune trilogy, Timothée Chalamet is praising the ending of the epic saga.

— Glenn Garner, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of saga

Noun

The song marked her ode to summer, centering on a relationship that exists somewhere between friendship and romance.

— Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 6 Nov. 2026
Both spots, meant to be modern odes to Southern hospitality, will be housed within the JW Marriott Washington, DC, giving its current culinary options an upgrade.

— Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of ode

Noun

In a moment when utopia remains nowhere but dystopia seemingly everywhere, what’s the utility of this particular narrative, of any of these stories?

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Nov. 2026
As a child, Link looks almost cherubic, along with the perpetually young Kokiri, and adult Link is a more detailed version of his non-toon GameCube and Wii descendants (in terms of game progression, not in-universe narrative).

— Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of narrative

Noun

The result was a tapestry of bizarro folk elegies whose combination of violin, slide guitar, and the occasional lovestruck lyric sounded like tuning into AM radio in the midst of the apocalypse.

— Henry Ivry, Pitchfork, 30 Oct. 2026
Black style passes through Gershwin and out into Nina Simone’s famous take and Bill Evans’s imperishable version, where the blues is filtered through Erik Satie’s minimalism to become a haunted, achingly beautiful elegy.

— Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of elegy

Adjective

Sculptor Ursula von Rydingsvard, known for her craggy, majestic wood forms carved from cedar, died at her home in New York on October 27 of Alzheimer’s disease.

— News Desk, Artforum, 29 Oct. 2026
As if the majestic dress was not enough, Fanning and her stylist Samantha McMillen managed to find the most precise shoes to complete the look, which is no easy feat.

— Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of majestic

Noun

Amused, the actor offered a gentle lesson in mixing the perfect vodka and orange juice—just one of countless tales this legendary hotel has collected over nearly a century.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Nov. 2026
From this banal beginning, Gray launches a tale of fear and violence, criminal conspiracies and paranoia.

— Richard Brody, New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of tale

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