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Definition of pharaonic
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Synonyms & Antonyms for pharaonic
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, humongous (also humungous), immense, jumbo, king-size (or king-sized), leviathan, mammoth, massive, mega, mighty, monster, monstrous, monumental, mountainous, oceanic, 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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Discover early Christian history in Coptic Cairo, browse the worldâs largest collection of pharaonic antiquities, and sip on Egyptian-style coffee in the bustling Khan El-Khalili souk. — Sarvesh Talreja, National Geographic, "Cairo beyond the pyramids: The ultimate itinerary," 30 July 2019 An offense against common sense as well as morality, reparations would take from Bubba and give to Barack, never mind if the former is an insolvent methamphetamine addict or the latter a dweller in near-pharaonic splendor. — Graham Hillard, National Review, "The Other Case against Reparations," 22 July 2019 Embarking on his biography of Lyndon Johnson in the mid-1970s, Robert Caro went to the pharaonic LBJ library and museum in Austin, Texas. — Edward Kosner, WSJ, "âWorkingâ Review: âJust Remember: Turn Every Pageâ," 12 Apr. 2019 The long era of pharaonic generals may persist for many more years before the system finally collapses. — James Traub, WSJ, "âInto the Hands of the Soldiersâ Review: Arab Spring, Egyptâs Fall," 14 Aug. 2018 The Egyptian Antiquities Ministry says the artifacts include parts of five coffins, two statues of cats, a depiction of a human head made of basalt, and a pharaonic mask made of wood. — Fox News, "Egypt repatriates stolen ancient artifacts from France," 7 June 2018 The pharaonic work being described meant, obviously, many jobs. — William Finnegan, The New Yorker, "Can Andy Byford Save the Subways?," 2 July 2018 The world's oldest known cases of breast cancer and multiple myeloma have been discovered in the remains of mummies in the pharaonic necropolis of Qubbet el-Hawa in the Egyptian city of Aswan. — Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, "Healing process after breast cancer surgery may trigger cancer spread, study says," 11 Apr. 2018 Associated with divinity, royalty and power, the winged sun-disk is a common symbol of the pharaonic era. — James Rogers, Fox News, "Rare Roman discovery thrills experts: Emperor's marble head found at Egyptian temple site," 25 Apr. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'pharaonic.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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