humongous
adjective
, yü-, -ˈmäŋ-\
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Synonyms & Antonyms for humongous
Synonyms
astronomical (also astronomic), Brobdingnagian, bumper, colossal, cosmic (also cosmical), cyclopean, elephantine, enormous, galactic, gargantuan, giant, gigantesque, gigantic, grand, herculean, heroic (also heroical), Himalayan, huge, immense, jumbo, king-size (or king-sized), leviathan, mammoth, massive, mega, mighty, monster, monstrous, monumental, mountainous, oceanic, pharaonic, planetary, prodigious, super, super-duper, supersize, supersized, titanic, tremendous, vast, vasty, walloping, whacking, whopping
Antonyms
bantam, bitty, diminutive, infinitesimal, Lilliputian, little bitty, micro, microminiature, microscopic (also microscopical), midget, miniature, minuscule, minute, pocket, pygmy, teensy, teensy-weensy, teeny, teeny-weeny, tiny, wee
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Texas is stocked with humongous receivers — 6-foot-7 Malcolm Epps, 6-6 Collin Johnson, 6-4 Brennan Eagles — and the 6-1 Boyce has spent all summer trying to conquer those giants. — Nick Moyle, ExpressNews.com, "Confident CB Kobe Boyce could be Longhorns’ biggest surprise," 29 Aug. 2019 Likewise, B&G Gardens' humongous tomatoes - one weighed in at 1 pound 6 ounces - were easily identified as farm-grown because of their irregular shapes. — Kim Pierce, Dallas News, "This Fort Worth farmers market has all locally-grown goods, including apples and giant tomatoes," 12 Aug. 2019 Indeed, given the recent instability and humongous turnover—including the simultaneous departures of Gordon and Coats next week—the US seems poised to enter a new, dangerous phase of the Trump administration. — Garrett M. Graff, WIRED, "Trump’s Intel Vacancies Put Americans in Danger," 9 Aug. 2019 The researchers think the parrot evolved this way because of a phenomenon known as autapomorphic giantism, in which a member of an otherwise moderately sized group becomes humongous by taking over an empty ecological niche. — Cara Giaimo, New York Times, "These Giant Parrots Once Roamed New Zealand," 6 Aug. 2019 Second defensive tackle Auburn got a humongous boost this offseason when defensive linemen Derrick Brown, Marlon Davidson and Nick Coe all announced their decisions to return to the Plains for another season instead of bolting early for the NFL. — Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al, "5 key position battles to watch during Auburn’s fall camp," 31 July 2019 My favorite option, though, is the Sony RX100 in its humongous but useful $280 underwater housing. — David Pierce, WSJ, "Your Phone Isn’t Actually Waterproof—But These Other Devices Are," 23 June 2019 After signing a humongous $260 million contract, Arenado has proven to be worth the price of admission for all 1,583,567 fans that have passed through the gates of Coors Field. — Mark Kiszla, The Denver Post, "Kiszla: Big reason the shine is off Rockies’ season? D.J. LeMahieu, the all-star Jeff Bridich foolishly let get away," 10 July 2019 Listen up for humongous screams when J-Hope and V hop down the slide together while J-Hope keeps singing, gleefully followed by a laughing Jimin and Jungkook. — Jeff Benjamin, Billboard, "BTS Share Fun, Self-Filmed 'Anpanman' Performance Video From MetLife Stadium Show," 5 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'humongous.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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humongous
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