gargantuan

adjective

gär-ˈgan(t)-sh(ə-)wən How to pronounce gargantuan (audio)
Definition of gargantuannext
as in gigantic
unusually large people seem to be buying ever more gargantuan SUVs these days

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Recent Examples of gargantuan Apartment dwellers know all too well that every square inch counts, but optimizing a smaller bathroom or half bathroom doesn’t need to feel like a gargantuan task. — Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 13 Aug. 2026 The weekend before Monday’s drawing for the gargantuan Powerball jackpot, five Florida Lottery major money draw game players hit for lesser big prizes. — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 10 Aug. 2026 To manage flooding, Tokyo built two gargantuan underground systems of tanks and tunnels. — Len Maniace, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2026 With the gargantuan Oracle Park video board emblazoned with a greeting for Jackson Flora, the face of the organization’s glorious past welcomed the young man expected to be a sizable part of its future. — Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 29 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for gargantuan
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gargantuan
  1. gigantic
  2. huge
  3. enormous
  4. giant
  5. vast
  6. massive
  7. colossal
  8. tremendous
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  • Or mapping a gigantic sailboat mural on the wall of her living room.
    — Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Kneeling beside the fallen buck, Charles, an avid trophy bowhunter, ran his hands over the gigantic rack.
    — Jeff Murray, Outdoor Life, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of gigantic
Adjective
  • Golden Tempo, meanwhile, assumed his position near the back of the field as his deep closing style has delivered huge glory in the past.
    — Danny Brewer, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
  • At least 788 people have been killed in Nepal following huge torrents along the Nepal-China border on Wednesday, according to local police.
    — Bhadra Sharma, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of huge
Adjective
  • That's an enormous battery for a PHEV – sufficiently large that for many owners, the gasoline engine could remain largely dormant during normal commuting.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 29 Aug. 2026
  • The sport generates enormous media and sponsorship revenues, drives conference realignment and finances many of the other sports that universities operate.
    — Joshua Hong, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of enormous
Adjective
  • What’s more, engineers will also be able to use the giant crane in the growing offshore wind industry.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The filming site was an empty office building in Fremont, California, and the explosion was real; pyrotechnician Tom Fisher used hundreds of gallons of gas to create that giant fireball.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of giant
Adjective
  • South Florida’s vast Caribbean diaspora knows that consuls general come and go.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Dark matter and dark energy, also not yet directly observed, together are the source of the vast majority of energy in the universe, but their physical natures are unknown.
    — Don Figer, The Conversation, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of vast
Adjective
  • However, fundraising on such a massive scale has also heightened market concerns over long-term capacity oversupply.
    — , CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Trump then argued that a massive renovation of the building can’t be completed without his fundraising – and recognition for it with his name on the building and grounds – even though Congress appropriated $257 million for the project.
    — Bart Jansen, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of massive
Adjective
  • In a statement posted on social media, Obama highlighted Parton’s humble roots, colossal impact in music and Hollywood, and her philanthropic work.
    — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Phuket, Thailand’s largest island in the Andaman Sea, is home to a colossal 147-foot marble statue known as Big Buddha and revered for its white-sand beaches.
    — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of colossal
Adjective
  • Keenum, in his 15th season, remains a tremendous resource for both younger quarterbacks.
    — Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 30 Aug. 2026
  • First of all, with its WFI, it's meant to process a tremendous amount of data in relatively short periods of time in order to survey gigantic zones of our cosmos.
    — Monisha Ravisetti, Space.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of tremendous

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“Gargantuan.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gargantuan. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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