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monumental
Synonyms and Antonyms of monumental
- a monumental misunderstanding that had far-reaching consequences
colossal, monstrous, prodigious, stupendous, tremendous
kingly, lordly, princely, queenly
awesome, awful, cosmic (also cosmical), sublime, wondrous
formidable, impressive, prepossessing, redoubtable
apocalyptic (also apocalyptical), inflated, operatic, overblown, pompous
marvelous (or marvellous), superb, terrific, wonderful
extravagant, lavish, luxurious, opulent, palatial, palatine, sumptuous
gorgeous, resplendent, splendiferous
- serves a monumental sundae that usually requires three people to finish it
astronomical (also astronomic), Brobdingnagian, bumper, colossal, cosmic (also cosmical), cyclopean, elephantine, enormous, galactic, gargantuan, giant, gigantesque, gigantic, grand, herculean, heroic (also heroical), Himalayan, huge, humongous (also humungous), immense, jumbo, king-size (or king-sized), leviathan, mammoth, massive, mega, mighty, monster, monstrous, mountainous, oceanic, pharaonic, planetary, prodigious, super, super-duper, supersize, supersized, titanic, tremendous, vast, vasty, walloping, whacking, whopping
big, bulky, considerable, extensive, good, goodly, great, gross, handsome, hefty, hulking, largish, major, outsize (also outsized), overgrown, oversize (or oversized), sizable (or sizeable), substantial, tidy, voluminous
august, formidable, grandiose, imposing, lofty, majestic
cavernous, monolithic, overwhelming, staggering, stupendous, towering
bantam, bitty, diminutive, infinitesimal, Lilliputian, little bitty, micro, microminiature, microscopic (also microscopical), midget, miniature, minuscule, minute, pocket, pygmy, teensy, teensy-weensy, teeny, teeny-weeny, tiny, wee
- the moon landing was seen as a monumental event in human history
decisive, fatal, fateful, strategic
earnest, grave, heavy, serious, sincere
distinctive, exceptional, impressive, outstanding, prominent, remarkable
distinguished, eminent, great, illustrious, noble, notable, noteworthy, outstanding, preeminent, prestigious
all-important, central, critical, crucial, essential, key, pivotal, seminal, vital
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