as in enormous
unusually large
the old stadium was replaced by a huge new one that seats 100,000 spectators
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as in magnitude
the quality or state of being very large
you can only appreciate the hugeness of the dome when you see how tiny the people standing under it look
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a huge success
a huge difference
a big difference
a massive difference
an enormous difference
a considerable difference
a vast difference
a huge mistake
huge losses
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Recent Examples of huge
Nia Shumake, Essence, 15 May 2025
While being number one on Apple is huge, Ebell said there are also surprising ways in which the studio is monetizing Severance such as via DVD sales.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 15 May 2025
So, that was a huge surprise, but brilliant storytelling, as far as I’m concerned.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 15 May 2025
Old Navy Cargo Pants My teen is a huge fan of Old Navy and just discovered their cargo pants, and she’s been begging for a new pair ever since.
—Jacquelyn Smith, Parents, 15 May 2025
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Adjective
My stockpile of research was huge in relation to that.
—Nia Shumake, Essence, 15 May 2025
While being number one on Apple is huge, Ebell said there are also surprising ways in which the studio is monetizing Severance such as via DVD sales.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 15 May 2025
So, that was a huge surprise, but brilliant storytelling, as far as I’m concerned.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 15 May 2025
Old Navy Cargo Pants My teen is a huge fan of Old Navy and just discovered their cargo pants, and she’s been begging for a new pair ever since.
—Jacquelyn Smith, Parents, 15 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for huge
Adjective
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From the rooftop balcony, views over dune to the sea, of the enormous windmills, and across to the port reveal its unimaginable scale.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2025
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That day, she was declared cancer-free — an enormous win.—
Kristen Jordan Shamus,
USA Today,
19 May 2025
Noun
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Flares of this magnitude are uncommon, the service added.—
Joe Edwards,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 May 2025
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Recent data underscores the magnitude of the challenge.—
Masha Sedova,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2025
Adjective
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In the spring of 2022, Russian forces trapped a large group of Ukrainians inside a gigantic steel factory called Azovstal, in southern Ukraine.—
Simon Shuster,
Time,
16 May 2025
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What all of these cases have in common is a truly gigantic deer, and then, sadly, lots of discord within the hunting community.—
Alex Robinson,
Outdoor Life,
15 May 2025
Adjective
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Nonetheless, Schaffer’s golden opportunity comes with tremendous obstacles.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
13 May 2025
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There is a tremendous difference between getting the two countries to step back from the brink of war and facilitating a permanent solution to an 80-year dispute.—
Lisa Curtis,
Foreign Affairs,
13 May 2025
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The resulting Hubble Deep Field image revealed about 3,000 distant galaxies, offering humanity's first profound look into the universe's true immensity and revealing a cosmos teeming with galaxies, even at extreme distances.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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The sheer immensity of the tent city is jaw-dropping, a hinterland oblivion of yurts and RVs, all stretching into the distance as far as the eye can see.—
Barrett Swanson,
Harper's Magazine,
2 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The High Plains also get plenty of love from Hill Country wineries—the Panhandle does, after all, produce the vast majority of the grapes grown in the state.—
Amanda Ogle,
Travel + Leisure,
18 May 2025
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There are the vast arcs of the avenues, the great green slashes of parks and cemeteries, the jagged field of skyscrapers, steepled and spiked like iron filings pulled up toward the great magnet of the sky.—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
18 May 2025
Adjective
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The massive undersea volcano reaches more than 3,600 feet above the seabed is located 300 miles offshore.—
Elizabeth Weise,
USA Today,
17 May 2025
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Whoever joins the Lakers’ staff will be leaned on to help the rest of the roster, most notably Austin Reaves, who is set for free agency next summer and in line for a massive raise.—
Dan Woike,
Los Angeles Times,
16 May 2025
Adjective
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Since 2013, two giant sculptures of soaring eagles with 50-foot wingspans—one of which carried the wizard Gandalf on its back—have welcomed travelers to New Zealand’s Wellington International Airport.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
13 May 2025
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Trying to wrestle the gun away from one another, the boys take shelter behind what appears to be a giant outdoor fan.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
13 May 2025
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“Huge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/huge. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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