TITANIC Synonyms: 123 Similar and Opposite Words

titanic

adjective

tī-ˈta-nik

Definition of titanic

as in gigantic

unusually large the titanic new skyscraper dwarfs every other building around it

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Recent Examples of titanic Ranking titanic figures from different eras might be a fruitless and silly exercise to some, but this type of debate is also the one thing sports is supposed to be. — Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 30 July 2026 Alvarez followed with a titanic shot into the upper deck in right-center field, his 32nd home run of the season that covered 428 feet. — Miami Herald, 21 July 2026 In the bell, Holzinger’s previously compact torso becomes long and androgynous, her arms and lats titanic. — Lauren Oyler, New Yorker, 20 July 2026 Standing in front of a building that just looks like a pile of rubble, rescuers have to undertake a titanic effort to look for any survivors beneath. — Will Clark, NBC news, 26 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for titanic

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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

Adjective

The cast’s Blackness is a huge part of this — signifying is in their blood — but the impact spread across the whole franchise.

— Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 7 Sep. 2026
That was a play with huge ramifications that, to some extent, still sticks with Williams.

— Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of huge

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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

Adjective

Most imposing of all is Luca Guadagnino’s Joie de Vivre, a documentary about Bernardo Bertolucci that clocks in at a colossal seven hours long.

— Nate Jones, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2026
In the colossal yet claustrophobic world that Khrzhanovsky has created (or recreated), Russians are stuck between a rock and a hard place, between the hammer and the sickle.

— Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of colossal

Adjective

Light can carry enormous amounts of information, and optical connections can offer high bandwidth over relatively long distances.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2026
Perhaps Vance’s affection for Carlson has more to do with holding the loyalty of his friend’s enormous audience.

— Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of enormous

Adjective

This is especially stark in robotics, where the problem space is vast and failures play out in the physical world, but the lesson applies to any system that operates at scale.

— Shivansh Inamdar, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
Much of this year's equity rally – as well as recent volatility – has been driven by investor enthusiasm around AI development, which has been reliant on vast amounts of capital, as well as optimism around earnings momentum.

— Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of vast

Adjective

For most of the season, Young was a plus defender, and the Mets saw tremendous improvements at the position.

— Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 18 Sep. 2026
Merz, a conservative, is facing tremendous pressure in the wake of the far-right AfD's landslide state election victory in Saxony-Anhalt last week.

— Anna Noryskiewicz, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026

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