PHARAONIC Synonyms: 123 Similar and Opposite Words

pharaonic

adjective

ˌfer-ā-ˈä-nik

Definition of pharaonic

as in vast

unusually large the building of the Hoover Dam was a construction project of pharaonic proportions

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Recent Examples of pharaonic At the museum’s center sits the six-story Grand Staircase with a view of the pyramids and an atrium containing monuments, pharaonic statues and sarcophagi. — Charlene Gubash, NBC news, 30 Oct. 2025 Against all odds, von Spreckelsen had emerged as the unlikely winner of the competition, propelled from obscurity in Denmark to the helm of a pharaonic project in Paris. — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2025 Harnessing the Nile flood and keeping the harvests rolling in was as important to controlling the river corridor as defence against usurpers or an ability to exude pharaonic authority. — Vanessa Taylor, Big Think, 25 Sep. 2025 Prior to an official opening, the massive project opened 12 halls of Pharaonic artifacts. — Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 4 Nov. 2024 See All Example Sentences for pharaonic

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The Mexican navy searched a vast area of the Pacific Ocean by sea and air, eventually finding the two men floating in a large fishing cooler about 150 miles off the coast of Chiapas, a southern state in Mexico that borders Guatemala.

— Diego Mendoza, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
Masanori Kumagai/Kyodo News via AP Hiraguchi cited surveys showing the vast majority of Japanese supporting the death penalty as an unavoidable option.

— CBS News, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of vast

Adjective

Kneeling beside the fallen buck, Charles, an avid trophy bowhunter, ran his hands over the gigantic rack.

— Jeff Murray, Outdoor Life, 20 Aug. 2026
Lakes Mead and Powell, which are essentially one gigantic reservoir separated by the Grand Canyon, hold just under 60% of the total watercurrently stored in the Colorado River basin.

— Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of gigantic

Adjective

Hardware rich… Engineers have reams of data from all 13 test flights of Starship and its giant booster rocket, known as the Super Heavy.

— Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 21 Aug. 2026
Returning and reflying both Starship stages is a key component in SpaceX's design for the giant rocket, which will be the largest, most powerful launch vehicle in history once the company works out all its kinks.

— Josh Dinner, Space.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of giant

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Tucker is being counted on as a middle-of-the-order presence, but the enormous contract has made every prolonged downturn more difficult to ignore.

— Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
The researchers argue that the enormous cliff system triggered prolonged erosion that stripped away vast amounts of rock and helped expose some of North America’s oldest geological formations.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of enormous

Adjective

Granted, City have made a club-record signing in Elliot Anderson, and he is expected to make a huge difference, but everything else is pending.

— Nnamdi Onyeagwara, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026
The baryon-junction model provides another possibility At RHIC energies, a proton contains a huge number of gluons.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of huge

Adjective

According to a new study published in Geology, the massive escarpment formed around 800 million to 750 million years ago as the ancient supercontinent Rodinia began to break apart.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 21 Aug. 2026
Coach Keidane McAlpine hopes the Bulldogs, who dominated from start to finish on a massive stage, left a lasting impression.

— Sarah Spencer, AJC.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of massive

Adjective

Warships, mammoth bones and parts of ancient constructions all have emerged from the slumping waters of the Danube, the Rhine and other rivers in the scorching drought that has also disrupted trade, power and water supplies.

— ABC News, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026
The mammoth defensive tackle was a Packers seventh-round pick in 2022 and spent his first three years in Green Bay before signing with the Chicago Bears off the Packers’ practice squad in December 2024.

— Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of mammoth

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