GIGANTIC


Meaning of GIGANTIC in English

gi ‧ gan ‧ tic /dʒaɪˈɡæntɪk/ BrE AmE adjective

[ Date: 1600-1700 ; Language: Greek ; Origin: gigas 'extremely large person' ]

extremely big SYN huge :

a gigantic skyscraper

—gigantically /-kli/ adverb

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THESAURUS

■ very big

▪ huge/massive/enormous extremely big:

The table was enormous.

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a huge explosion

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Their house is huge.

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There is a huge amount of work to be done.

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There has been a massive increase in oil prices.

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The company is massive, operating in 150 countries.

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A massive fire destroyed more than thirty homes.

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He’s been under an enormous amount of stress recently.

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The changes will have an enormous impact.

▪ great [only before noun] very big – used especially to describe the level or number of something:

He achieved great success in America.

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The college offers a great number of courses.

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a great advantage

▪ vast extremely big – used about areas, distances, numbers, or amounts:

vast areas of rainforest

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A vast number of tourists visit the island every year.

▪ gigantic extremely big and much bigger than other things of the same type:

Gigantic waves crashed onto the beach.

▪ colossal extremely big – used about amounts or objects:

James ran up a colossal phone bill.

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a colossal statue of Napoleon

▪ tremendous having an extremely big effect:

There have been some tremendous changes.

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My new job will be a tremendous challenge.

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The children were making a tremendous amount of noise.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.