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Synonyms & Antonyms for epic
Synonyms: Adjective
august, baronial, gallant, glorious, grand, grandiose, heroic (also heroical), Homeric, imperial, imposing, magnific, magnificent, majestic, massive, monumental, noble, proud, regal, royal, splendid, stately
Antonyms: Adjective
humble, unheroic, unimposing, unimpressive
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Examples of epic in a Sentence
Noun
Homer's ancient Greek epic “The Odyssey”.Adjective
The football game was an epic battle between two great teams. The bridge was an epic achievement. The company is engaged in an epic struggle for survival. an accomplishment of epic proportions
Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
The epics, particularly the Mahabharata, are tales of heroes (and some heroines) constantly plagued by self-doubt. — K.n.c., The Economist, "India cannot flourish without individual freedom," 16 Aug. 2019 The collection itself is small, but epic: one hoodie and one tee. — Kelsey Stiegman, Seventeen, "Where to Shop Billie Eilish x Siberia Hills Anime Merch Collection Now," 8 Aug. 2019 Jasmin Haddad directs the 1607 epic, with an all-female cast whose leads are all women of color. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "New Match Collective revisits Shakespeare with ‘Antony and Cleopatra’," 17 July 2019 Eleven years have passed since Federer and Nadal’s rain-delayed, five-set, no-fifth-set-tiebreaker epic, which Nadal wound up winning as darkness descended, 6–4, 6–4, 6–7(5), 6–7(8), 9–7. — Jason Gay, WSJ, "A Tennis Geezer Pleaser: Federer, Nadal to Renew Battle at Wimbledon," 11 July 2019 The historical epic was initially banned in Arab territories, encountering opposition from authorities and forcing the crew to move to Morocco and re-create model cities of Mecca and Medina for the shoot. — Alex Ritman, The Hollywood Reporter, "Controversial Prophet Muhammad Film 'The Message' to Become First Arab Title to Get Saudi Release," 11 June 2018 Performers of the epic, who typically chant and dance, are now few and far between. — Regine Cabato, Washington Post, "Trying to save the stories of a Philippine culture, one scan at a time," 7 July 2019 Sophie Turner and Joe Jonas are married again, and their wedding in the south of France looked to be all kinds of epic. — Amy Mackelden, Harper's BAZAAR, "Priyanka Chopra Wore the Prettiest Pink Dress to Sophie Turner and Joe Jonas's Wedding," 30 June 2019 Agrasen’s step well—was built (or perhaps rebuilt) in the 14th century AD by followers of a mythical king whose life is chronicled in the earliest Sanskrit epics. — The Economist, "The South Asian monsoon, past, present and future," 27 June 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective
The following millennia saw climate change on an epic scale. — David Maurice Smith, Smithsonian, "A 42,000-Year-Old Man Finally Goes Home," 23 Aug. 2019 Rod Stewart, 74, recently reunited with all four mothers to his children for an epic blended family snapshot in honor of daughter Kimberly's 40th birthday. — Cydney Henderson, USA TODAY, "Rod Stewart reunites with four exes for an epic blended family photo," 23 Aug. 2019 During batting practice at Fenway Park on Friday afternoon, Ohtani put on an epic show, crushing balls to all fields. — Alex Speier, BostonGlobe.com, "The Angels’ Shohei Ohtani comes close to hitting Red Seat at Fenway in batting practice," 9 Aug. 2019 The 45-page conclusion to the epic HBO show, written by showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, contains some of Season 8's biggest (and most bewildering) moments, from Daenerys Targaryen's death to Bran the Broken's pseudo-coronation. — Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR, "The Game of Thrones Finale Script Reveals Why Drogon Burned the Iron Throne Down," 1 Aug. 2019 After more than eight years watching this epic show, fans have formed strong bonds with their favorites like Daenerys Targaryen. — Abby Gardner, Glamour, "Game of Thrones’ Emilia Clarke Says She Had a Hard Time With All the Negative Comments About Dany," 20 May 2019 Deadline day was truly quite epic, with clubs announcing additions to their squad as late as four hours after the deadline had passed. — SI.com, "Deadline Day: Why Tottenham's Business Makes Them Premier League Title Contenders," 9 Aug. 2019 Charles and David Koch’s political activities, and their company’s inclination to be private, have concealed an epic corporate success story. — Christopher Leonard, ProPublica, "Rising Profits, Rising Injuries: The Safety Crisis at Koch Industries’ Georgia-Pacific," 8 Aug. 2019 Charles and David Koch’s political activities, and their company’s inclination to be private, have concealed an epic corporate success story. — Fortune, "Rising Profits, Rising Injuries: Koch Industries Faces a Safety Crisis at Georgia-Pacific," 8 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'epic.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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