gigantism
noun
, jə-; ˈjī-gən-\
Definition of gigantism
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Synonyms & Antonyms for gigantism
Synonyms
enormity, enormousness, giantism, hugeness, immenseness, immensity, magnitude, massiveness, prodigiousness, vastitude, vastness
Antonyms
diminutiveness, minuteness, tininess
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Hold the phone Smartphone gigantism has spawned plenty of PopSockets competitors. — David Pierce, WSJ, "A $10 Accessory Proves Smartphones Are Too Big," 17 Feb. 2019 Does Big Bird suffer from untreated gigantism, perhaps caused by a hormonal imbalance? — The Editorial Board, WSJ, "Bert and Ernie, Political Puppets," 19 Sep. 2018 Get our daily newsletter Six cases of gigantism stand out most, with the firms becoming so big that governments intervened. — The Economist, "History’s biggest firms," 5 July 2018 André had a prolific career in professional wrestling and came to be known for his size, caused by acromegaly, sometimes called gigantism, which made his limbs and organs grow too large. — Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, "5 things we learned from HBO's 'Andre the Giant' documentary," 10 Apr. 2018 The trouble comes with the new tower’s north and south walls, which reprise the generic gigantism of new skyscrapers that have been popping up like dandelions in China and assorted Persian Gulf city-states. — Blair Kamin, chicagotribune.com, "Tribune Tower plans would energize an old landmark, but don't yet create a new one," 18 Apr. 2018 This suggests that gigantism evolved shortly after penguins lost the ability to fly and took to the water, but later re-emerged millions of years later. — Mika Mckinnon, Smithsonian, "This Giant Penguin Was the Size of a Human," 13 Dec. 2017 The scientists assume that the penguins' gigantism was a result of the seabirds’ flightlessness. — Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, "Big bird: Fossil of giant penguin discovered in New Zealand," 12 Dec. 2017 And it's believed that gigantism in penguins may have come earlier than previously thought, possibly shortly after the birds became flightless divers, according to the study. — Jen Christensen, CNN, "Giant ancient penguin was human-size," 12 Dec. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'gigantism.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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gigantism
noun
, jə-; ˈjī-gən-
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Medical Definition of gigantism
— called also macrosomia
— compare acromegaly