monolithic

adjective

Definition of monolithicnext
as in colossal
unusually large The explorers stumbled upon an ancient castle of monolithic proportions.

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Recent Examples of monolithic Capital planning cycles in health systems can no longer assume that a monolithic software asset will operate efficiently for the next decade. — Sridhar Yerramreddy, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026 The collection, which includes a side table and coffee table, is inspired by the rocky landscapes of Matera and Petra and features a monolithic aesthetic. — Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 23 July 2026 The answer is six—there are six monolithic companies running almost every chain car repair place in the country. — Andrew P. Collins, The Drive, 23 July 2026 The risk with any attempt to explain religion to a secular audience is playing into the misapprehension that American Christianity is monolithic. — Meghan O’Gieblyn, The New York Review of Books, 11 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for monolithic
Recent Examples of Synonyms for monolithic
  1. colossal
  2. gigantic
  3. titanic
  4. monumental
  5. enormous
  6. astronomical
  7. mammoth
  8. cosmic
Adjective
  • Brand New Day’s colossal success can’t just be attributed to the hero’s appeal, however.
    — David Sims, The Atlantic, 14 Aug. 2026
  • His own aesthetic at Serpentine leans whimsical and colossal.
    — Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of colossal
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
  • The Charles-and-Magneto dynamic is so titanic that this franchise generally, and X-Men ’97 specifically, mimics its beats with various other pairs of characters.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Bourdain died by suicide on June 8, 2018, leaving behind a titanic legacy as a cultural storyteller who introduced viewers and readers to much more than a good meal.
    — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of titanic
Adjective
  • Joshua Reynolds’s monumental 18th-century portrait of Mai, a young Tahitian man who arrived in London with Captain Cook in 1774, will soon make its West Coast debut, the Los Angeles Times reports.
    — George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The councilmember acknowledged the overhaul of Hopkins Street was a monumental decision, one that would reshape transportation on one of the major thoroughfares connecting East and West Berkeley.
    — Chase Hunter, Mercury News, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of monumental
Adjective
  • Chichibu made its money in silk, because the basin is poor country for rice but good country for mulberry, and the silk paid for the enormous festival floats the town is known for.
    — Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Its scale reflects the enormous electricity demand generated by advanced AI computing.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of enormous
Adjective
  • What’s more is that the savings on stenciling projects are astronomical compared to purchasing high-end wallpaper.
    — Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The exact price tag for the penthouse — one of two mirror-image top-floor residences — hasn’t been made public, but the still-unclaimed twin unit is currently being offered by Aman for an astronomical $200 million.
    — Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of astronomical
Adjective
  • With Thursday’s sign-off by the California Public Utilities Commission, the mammoth merger is expected to close next week.
    — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Last year, the Portland Art Museum debuted the results of its mammoth renovation, which cost $116 million to complete.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of mammoth
Adjective
  • Figures go down into the cosmic foam, only to turn up later in different forms.
    — Mitch Therieau, New Yorker, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Such dying stars act as cosmic recycling centers, returning material to space that can eventually become incorporated into future generations of stars and planets.
    — Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of cosmic

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