GIGANTESQUE Synonyms: 123 Similar and Opposite Words

gigantesque

adjective

ˌjī-ˌgan-ˈtesk

Definition of gigantesque

as in gigantic

unusually large a gigantesque poster of the rock star covered most of the wall

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Adjective

Or Mitch Moreland hits a gigantic late-inning homer in game four of a World Series game to make that series 3-1 instead of 2-2.

— Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2026
Still, a gigantic price target hike to $1,000 from $796 prior, representing 35% upside.

— Jim Cramer, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of gigantic

Adjective

Thorton had the first two-touchdown game of his career and made the huge catch to set up the go-ahead touchdown before the injury.

— Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 5 Oct. 2026
This deprived the treasurers of huge assets that otherwise could have been invested to generate billions of dollars for the pensions — a gap present-day taxpayers must fill.

— Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of huge

Adjective

Questions remain over how the Premier League could create competitive balance, given the vast differences in spending ability between its biggest clubs and smaller challengers.

— Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 7 Oct. 2026
Halzen had the idea to turn the vast Antarctic ice into such a detector.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of vast

Adjective

First developed in the 1950s, this aircraft has an enormous weapon payload capacity and intercontinental range.

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 11 Oct. 2026
On top of store closures and unsold inventory, the company was choking on enormous debt from a private equity buyout in 2014.

— Phil Wahba, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of enormous

Adjective

Most of the time, Mark just flails, complains, and pouts like a giant baby, and Affleck’s twitchy, rapid-fire delivery can’t give the character any life or depth.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2026
If a crack reaches a giant zucchini’s internal cavity, the zucchini — known as marrow by growers — is disqualified.

— Kyle Melnick, Washington Post, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of giant

Adjective

What is already clear is the tremendous talent across our organization and our shared mission to deepen and extend our fans’ emotional connection to our iconic brands and franchises through high-quality products and stories.

— Todd Spangler, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026
The museum brought a tremendous wow factor that cities around the world were soon clamoring to imitate.

— Robb Report, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of tremendous

Adjective

On Monday, stand-up comedians on social media launched a massive awareness campaign to pressure one of their own, Sebastian Maniscalco, to reconsider recent programming decisions at his SiriusXM radio station, Sebastian Maniscalco’s Comedy Radio.

— Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2026
The whole story unfolds within a massive narrative arc that spans the roughly 20 years of the hunt for the Monster.

— Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of massive

Adjective

The signal, however, is evidence of a colossal magnetic field — not intelligent life.

— Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2026
The sensational international rescue of the famously sentient creatures, replete with colossal cargo planes, huge crates and Shedd staffers working in the dead of night to transport and care for the whales, must have looked made for social media.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of colossal

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