Synonyms for enormous
ɪˈnɔr məsenor·mous

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:4.3 / 3 votes

1. enormousadjective

   Synonyms:
   huge, massive, gigantic, humongous

2. enormousadjective

   Deviating from the norm; unusual, extraordinary.

   Synonyms:
   gigantic, massive, huge, humongous

3. enormousadjective

   Exceedingly wicked; atrocious or outrageous.

   Synonyms:
   humongous, massive, gigantic, huge

4. enormousadjective

   Extremely large; greatly exceeding the common size, extent, etc.

   Synonyms:
   huge, massive, gigantic, humongous

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.7 / 3 votes

1. enormous

   Large denotes extension in more than one direction, and beyond the average of the class to which the object belongs; we speak of a large surface or a large solid, but of a long line; a large field, a large room, a large apple, etc. A large man is a man of more than ordinary size; a great man is a man of remarkable mental power. Big is a more emphatic word than large, but of less dignity. We do not say that George Washington was a big man.

   Synonyms:
   abundant, ample, big, broad, bulky, capacious, coarse, colossal, commodious, considerable, extensive, gigantic, grand, great, huge, immense, large, long, massive, spacious, vast, wide

   Antonyms:
   brief, diminutive, inconsiderable, infinitesimal, insignificant, limited, little, mean, microscopic, minute, narrow, paltry, petty, scanty, short, slender, slight, small, tiny, trifling, trivial

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:4.5 / 2 votes

1. enormous

   Synonyms:
   huge, immense, gigantic, colossal, elephantine, vast, gross, monstrous, prodigious

   Antonyms:
   diminutive, insignificant, trivial, venial, average, ordinary, regular

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:3.8 / 5 votes

1. enormous, tremendousadjective

   extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree

   "an enormous boulder"; "enormous expenses"; "tremendous sweeping plains"; "a tremendous fact in human experience; that a whole civilization should be dependent on technology"- Walter Lippman; "a plane took off with a tremendous noise"

   Synonyms:
   wondrous, tremendous, terrific, howling(a), wonderful, marvellous, fantastic, terrible, awful, marvelous, rattling(a), frightful, grand

   Antonyms:
   little, small

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1. colosal

   extremely large in size,magnitude,or effect

   the museum is a colosal building

   Submitted by rinat on September 10, 2019  

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. enormousadjective

   Synonyms:
   [Rare.] inordinate, irregular, abnormal, exceptional

2. enormousadjective

   Synonyms:
   huge, monstrous, immense, vast, gigantic, colossal, prodigious, cyclopean, herculean, elephantine, very large

3. enormousadjective

   Synonyms:
   flagitious, very wicked

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:4.0 / 1 vote

1. enormousadjective

   Synonyms:
   colossal, monstrous, gigantic, mammoth, prodigious, huge, heinous, atrocious, nefarious, flagrant, flagitious

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1. List of paraphrases for "enormous":

   huge, tremendous, immense, massive, vast, great, formidable, gigantic, colossal, considerable, daunting, large, giant, big, major, mammoth, overwhelming, substantial, significant, monumental, dramatic, heavy

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How to use enormous in a sentence?

1. Daniel Swain:

   That could be a problem because we do have such an enormous snowpack right now, although right now, for the next two weeks, there is absolutely no indication of that at least, so that’s good.

2. Alan Schroeder:

   If it does come to pass, it would generate enormous ratings, they are from two different planets. You have a real personality contrast. It would dominate media coverage.

3. Palazzo Cardinal Cesi:

   Here the guests can personally experience the spirituality of this unique place, drenched in history at the very heart of Christendom, with the enormous privilege of being able to stay so close to the Holy Father’s residence.

4. Derrick DeGroot:

   I’m seeing probably the worst combination of conditions in my lifetime, we have an enormous fuel load in the forests, and we are looking at a drought unlike we’ve seen probably in the last 115 years.

5. Enes Kanter Freedom:

   The most important thing that I want to see, they just come here because I know a few people, know stories of their struggles, and obviously the platform that is( given to) me is by God( and) it has an enormous reach all around the world. So I'm like trying to do whatever I can to just get people's stories, so I can share with the whole world.