Synonyms of gigantism

gigantism

noun

jī-ˈgan-ˌti-zəm 

as in magnitude

the quality or state of being very large

the gigantism that is this newest ocean liner is impossible to describe

Synonyms & Similar Words

• magnitude
• giantism
• vastness
• hugeness
• immensity
• prodigiousness
• enormousness
• massiveness
• immenseness
• extensiveness
• enormity
• bigness
• largeness
• vastitude
• awesomeness
• greatness
• voluminousness
• grandness
• excessiveness
• grandiosity
• boundlessness
• tremendousness
• limitlessness
• stupendousness
• weightiness
• spaciousness
• extremeness
• gaudiness
• capaciousness
• extravagance
• sizableness
• commodiousness
• ampleness
• immoderacy

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• minuteness
• smallness
• littleness
• tininess
• diminutiveness
• triviality
• puniness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of gigantism

As the Seahawks hoisted the trophy on the field, amid the gigantism and confetti cannons and surfeit on display, a sense of perspective seemed to have been restored. — Sally Jenkins, The Atlantic, 9 Feb. 2026

Cut off from outside populations, Rome’s freshwater crabs developed a form of gigantism. — Krista Langlois, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 July 2025

There were several pictures of people suffering from gigantism, a defect that makes the pituitary gland produce excess growth hormone. — Jane Smiley june 20, Literary Hub, 20 June 2025

Nevertheless, 2023 saw several interesting developments in fusion, mostly in connection with startup companies pursuing alternative approaches to the money-pit gigantism of ITER and the National Ignition Facility at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. — Glenn Zorpette, IEEE Spectrum, 31 Dec. 2023