humongous

adjective

hyü-ˈməŋ-gəs How to pronounce humongous (audio)
variants also humungous
Definition of humongousnext
as in huge
unusually large I'm sleepy because I ate a humongous lunch

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Recent Examples of humongous The humongous robot Voltron served as the defender of the universe, being the only weapon able to fight off the evil Galra Empire and its ruler, Zarkon (voiced by Neil Kaplan). — Sergio Pereira, Space.com, 10 June 2026 Collectively, the tech high-flyers are sporting a humongous multiple of 38, and the Interactive template reckons those PEs are due for a tumble. — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 21 May 2026 The humongous helipad that first caught Devaney’s attention remains in place, extending into Biscayne Bay. — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 24 Apr. 2026 Everything in the movie, from the chomping shark attacks that churn up the waves with Hawaiian Punch foam to the way a humongous great white meets her fate at the end, takes an obvious page from Steven Spielberg’s gambits and techniques. — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 11 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for humongous
Recent Examples of Synonyms for humongous
  1. huge
  2. gigantic
  3. giant
  4. enormous
  5. vast
  6. massive
  7. tremendous
  8. colossal
Adjective
  • Videos circulating on social media, and geolocated by CNN, show a huge blaze raging and plumes of smoke rising from an area just outside the city, close to what appear to be the characteristic towers of an oil refinery.
    — Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The fight is huge for everyone involved, the network and promoters included.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of huge
Adjective
  • With a little critical thinking, most reasonable people would conclude that this is not how a gigantic company like OpenAI would handle an incident like this.
    — Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 11 Aug. 2026
  • In Homewood on Tuesday, gigantic piles of mulch, tree limbs, and branches were already lying around from storms that hit earlier in the summer.
    — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of gigantic
Adjective
  • Spaceship Earth is the iconic giant-golf-ball-looking attraction near the front entrance of the theme park.
    — Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Aug. 2026
  • With an ecosystem as capricious as this, the local wildlife is born and bred to go with the flow—think gentle-but-giant humpback whales, colonies of industrious beavers, and torpedoing peregrine falcons, the fastest animals on Earth.
    — Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of giant
Adjective
  • The frankly enormous soaking tub in black-and-white tile and equally capacious steam shower share the room, though the toilet sits in a private water closet.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Aug. 2026
  • That mind is a model, an enormous statistical object assembled by feeding it a quantity of text and images nobody has ever fully itemized.
    — Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of enormous
Adjective
  • That final-day 2-1 home victory against West Bromwich Albion, played out in front of 33,750, also spoke of Wednesday’s vast potential.
    — Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
  • In the case of those to Europe, with which China has a vast trade surplus, there’s also the question of how viable the route is both ways.
    — Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of vast
Adjective
  • Costs had been on the decline since March 2025, following a massive outbreak of bird flu that disrupted the egg supply and sent retail prices soaring.
    — Claire Malon, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Future generations not only had to make up these missing deposits but also the massive investment earnings that could have been achieved.
    — Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of massive
Adjective
  • Why Adaptable People Can Still Feel Stuck Adaptability gets a tremendous amount of attention in conversations about the future of work, and for good reason.
    — Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • As the largest institutional purchaser of firearms in the United States, governments have tremendous power to shape the market.
    — Kris Brown, Chicago Tribune, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of tremendous
Adjective
  • And now, add Nappanee as a potential tourist attraction for the colossal cabinet.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The billionaire SpaceX and Tesla CEO has set plans in motion to build a colossal factory serving the two companies in Grimes County, Texas, Fortune reports.
    — India Roby, Architectural Digest, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of colossal

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