MEGA Synonyms: 123 Similar and Opposite Words

mega

adjective

ˈme-gə

Definition of mega

as in huge

unusually large I will never understand why people build those mega houses on tiny lots

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Recent Examples of mega Selman—who has previously worked with the influential costume designer Zaldy and the mega star Rihanna on her own lingerie line Fenty—was named executive vice president and chief creative officer last year. — Max Berlinger, Vogue, 19 Oct. 2026 The winning numbers were 3, 25, 27, 29, and 37, with a mega number of 17, the site said. — Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 18 Oct. 2026 Over the last two years, AI has enabled the creation of mega botnets with access to hundreds of thousands and even millions of machines. — Carlos Morales, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026 Since the turn of the millennium, Latin America has become a hotbed of electronic dance music, warping countless homegrown rhythms at block parties, bedrooms, and mega clubs across the region. — Richard Villegas, Rolling Stone, 12 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for mega

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Adjective

The Bruins took a huge hit with their top six players all getting drafted by WNBA teams.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026
With its available sun-deflecting bright-white fabric and huge garage door-like entryway, the tent makes for a natural day shelter for events out in the sun, rain and wind.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of huge

Adjective

The fair had been paying about $1 million a year for the gigantic space, which has hosted nearly 300 galleries in some editions.

— Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 19 Oct. 2026
On Friday, that thought process took another gigantic step, as those in charge of putting a product on television have all but signed the official paperwork to once again expand the college football playoff.

— Trey Wallace OutKick, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of gigantic

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Toronto reacquired Leonard in an offseason trade after a salary cap-circumvention scandal that led to massive sanctions against the Clippers.

— CBS News, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
Pearson and his brother KeShaun are the two most prominent local opponents of Elon Musk’s xAI, a subsidiary of which has developed a massive data-center complex, provocatively named Colossus, in and around South Memphis.

— Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of massive

Adjective

The most successful animal artist of all time is surely Edwin Landseer (1802-1873), perhaps most recognizable for the four colossal sculptures of lions guarding the base of Nelson’s Column, in London’s Trafalgar Square.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2026
Fertility startups have proliferated and expanded across the country, undergirded by colossal private equity and venture capital investments seeking returns.

— Pooja Yerramilli, STAT, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of colossal

Adjective

But the vast bulk of that paper deficit arose from changes in fair value of convertible notes.

— Shawn Tully, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2026
Released to critical acclaim in 2022, the role-playing game from Japanese publisher Bandai Namco is set in a dark fantasy world and allows players to head off on adventures within vast environments and dungeons.

— Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of vast

Adjective

As that enormous dome thinned through the Holocene, its margin withdrew up onto Baffin Island, and what’s left today is the deflated core of something that was once two miles thick.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 24 Oct. 2026
That move sparked enormous street protests in Israel, and alarmed many Israeli citizens overseas.

— Daniel Brook, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of enormous

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