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- DictionaryGi·gan·tic/jīˈɡan(t)ik/
adjective
- 1. of very great size or extent; huge or enormous: "a gigantic concrete tower"
The meaning of GIGANTIC is exceeding the usual or expected (as in size, force, or prominence). How to use gigantic in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Gigantic.
adjective. uk / ˌdʒaɪˈɡæn.tɪk / us / ˌdʒaɪˈɡæn.t̬ɪk / Add to word list. extremely large: a gigantic statue. The cost has been gigantic. Synonyms. elephantine formal. enormous. gargantuan. huge. jumbo. mammoth. vast. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. greater than the average size or amount. big They live in a big house in the country.
extremely large: a gigantic statue. The cost has been gigantic. Synonyms. elephantine formal. enormous. gargantuan. huge. jumbo. mammoth. vast. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. greater than the average size or amount. big They live in a big house in the country. large A large number of people were crowded into the room.
Gigantic is an adjective used to describe something that's really big, as though it were made for a giant. You might call a skyscraper a gigantic building, especially if it towers over other buildings nearby.
Gigantic, colossal, mammoth, monstrous are used of whatever is physically or metaphorically of great magnitude. Gigantic refers to the size of a giant, or to size or scope befitting a giant: a gigantic stalk of corn.
1. Exceedingly large in size, extent, or amount, especially for its kind: a gigantic toadstool. See Synonyms at enormous. 2. Very great in scope or importance: a gigantic mistake. [From Latin gigās, gigant-, giant; see giant, or from Greek gigantikos (from gigās, gigant-, giant ).]
Definition of gigantic adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Gigantic definition: Exceedingly large in size, extent, or amount, especially for its kind.
If you describe something as gigantic, you are emphasizing that it is extremely large in size, amount, or degree.
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