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

Don’t have the engineering know-how or enough paper to craft your own gigantic glider?

— Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 9 July 2026
And from faculty lounges today comes a gigantic rejection of the Humphrey-to-Obama synthesis.

— David Brooks, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026

Definition of gigantic

Adjective

Benjamin Willis, a Lorain, Ohio, teenager and huge Marvel movie fan, opened his mouth in awe.

— Rodney Ho, AJC.com, 6 July 2026
That water supply is not the same water supply that goes toward agriculture, which accounts for a huge portion of the water used in the country, Anisfeld said.

— Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 5 July 2026

Definition of huge

Adjective

Here, that means Meta opening up the vast trove of content already on its platform to power a new AI tool.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
Additionally, our commerce writers and editors have previously covered a vast array of jeans styles, including the best butt-lifting jeans and best drawstring jeans.

— Jessie Quinn, StyleCaster, 9 July 2026

Definition of vast

Adjective

Organizations spend enormous resources trying to create a sense of belonging from the center through onboarding experiences, engagement surveys, retreats, values statements, and culture programs.

— Julia Dhar, Time, 11 July 2026
Pilots spend enormous amounts of time in simulators where multiple failures are intentionally layered on top of one another.

— Demetri Giannikopoulos, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026

Definition of enormous

Adjective

In a post on Thursday, NightmareEclipse said the defense-in-depth additions produce behavior that may allow attackers to exhaust all available space on a hard drive by writing massive amounts of data to it.

— Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 9 July 2026
Having two sinks was a plus, giving me and my husband our own areas, and the walk-in shower was massive.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 July 2026

Definition of massive

Adjective

Production designer Ruth De Jong’s colossal sets (the city of Troy is especially impressive) and Ellen Mirojnick’s costumes, drawn from both history and myth, add to the immersive feel of the storytelling.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 15 July 2026
In fact, Gabrielle and Katerina attribute the restaurant’s early colossal success to a Los Angeles Times review.

— Maddie Connors, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026

Definition of colossal

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