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 That’s ink as in newsprint, the foundation on which Rupert Murdoch built himself up from Australian carpetbagger to titanic media oligarch. — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 2 Sep. 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 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 See All Example Sentences for titanic

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That's when the Brewers' incredible penchant for outperforming on batting average on balls in play reared its gigantic head yet again.

— Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2026
His trust in his lead deckhand would have created an atmosphere of collaboration within the team were Matt’s ego not so gigantic.

— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of gigantic

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

One way to understand nuclear reactors is to think of them as giant kettles.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2026
Lakers scoring phenom Luka Doncic missed his first game of the young season with back tightness, leaving a giant hole in their offense with the NBA’s leading scorer (36 points per game) sitting out.

— Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of giant

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

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

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

The massive fire that broke out last November engulfed seven buildings in an apartment complex in a northern suburban district, killing 168 people and displacing thousands of others.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 Oct. 2026
R136a1 is just such a star, the most massive star known, at several hundred times the sun’s bulk.

— Phil Plait, Scientific American, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of massive

Adjective

Eventually the inevitability of gravity brings them close enough to suddenly merge, sending out a tremendous blast of matter and energy that can outshine the sun by a factor of many billions, though just for the briefest fraction of a second.

— Phil Plait, Scientific American, 30 Oct. 2026
His reasoning is that quantum carries both tremendous risk and opportunity.

— Sam Birchall, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2026

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