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jumbo 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of jumbonext
as in giant
unusually large a jumbo jet

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jumbo

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noun

ˈjəm-(ˌ)bō How to pronounce jumbo (audio)
as in whale
something that is unusually large and powerful the winner in the contest for biggest pumpkin was a jumbo that weighed in at over a thousand pounds

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Recent Examples of jumbo
Adjective
Bring a little fall to your couch with this jumbo cushion, made from soft jersey knit in a warm autumn print. — Danielle Bouchard, Martha Stewart, 2 Sep. 2026 As professional makeup artist Colby Smith previously told Vogue, think of an eyeshadow stick as a jumbo eyeliner. — Laura Sandroni, Vogue, 31 Aug. 2026
Noun
Lomu, meanwhile, has taken some snaps with the first-team offense, both giving Moses a break at right tackle and as a jumbo tight end in short-yardage packages. — Chad Graff, New York Times, 30 July 2026 Lomu has seen his jumbo tight end snaps decline sharply in recent practices, perhaps a reflection of the staff’s confidence in Arkin. — Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 30 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for jumbo
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jumbo
  1. giant
  2. whale
  3. gigantic
  4. dinosaur
  5. huge
  6. monster
  7. enormous
  8. mammoth
Adjective
  • Invisible House, a new work by Zosha Di Castri, has the orchestra reveling in bright and jangly sounds like a giant Ukrainian folk band.
    — Justin Davidson, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026
  • The filmmaker contrasts her bucolic nature scenes with shots of the giant ships passing by and the interiors and exteriors of the factories located near the island, belching smoke and lit up at night like a forbidding theme park.
    — Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of giant
Noun
  • The public is advised to stay alert, particularly in active waterways with boat traffic, as whales can surface unexpectedly.
    — Megan Fahrney, ABC News, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Each watertight bubble contains a colorful object, such as a duck or whale, to distract your little one while they’re being cleaned.
    — BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of whale
Adjective
  • Robinson is more like the Carolina McCaffrey though, who was still gigantic.
    — Michael Salfino, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
  • The flavor is overwhelmingly oversized, proving that few things look as luxurious as swimming around in a gigantic khaki coat.
    — Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of gigantic
Noun
  • Hups, a science teacher at Colorado’s Northglenn High School, immediately recognized the lumpy sandstone as dinosaur toes.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Some studies suggested many dinosaurs were endotherms, generating their own body heat like birds and mammals.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of dinosaur
Adjective
  • First, because of the huge jump in salary when Pelle Larsson’s extension kicks in for 2027-28.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2026
  • That led to the rest of the tour’s openers and even Sheeran’s backing band for the tour dropping off the tour in solidarity with Macklemore — all of which became a huge news story and PR nightmare for the usually very un-controversial Sheeran.
    — Brendan Menapace, Billboard, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of huge
Noun
  • What kind of direction was Cregger giving you during the monster fight at the end?
    — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Based on the popular Capcom video games, Resident Evil stars Austin Abrams as Bryan, an outmatched medical courier who becomes trapped in a monster outbreak in Raccoon City during a single night of chaos and has to try to survive.
    — Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of monster
Adjective
  • Write, make something, tell the story differently, or simply notice what now seems funny that once felt enormous.
    — Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026
  • In 1996, Hamad founded Al Jazeera, a news network that gave the emirate enormous cultural influence throughout the region.
    — Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of enormous
Noun
  • In ancient California, they are believed to have existed alongside other extinct native species, including bison-sized Jefferson’s ground sloths, Columbian mammoths and western camels.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026
  • See fossils of the 14-foot, 20,000-pound mammoths that used to roam around Texas.
    — Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of mammoth

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“Jumbo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jumbo. Accessed 22 Sep. 2026.

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