Synonyms for monumental
- adjective
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Adjective
1. Massive — large, grand and imposing
massive, large, huge, big, gargantuan, significant, humongous informal, elephantine, prodigious, monolithic, colossal, gigantic, immense, mammoth, titanic, stupendous, monstrous, astronomic, cosmic, voluminous, whopping, mountainous
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Definitions
- adj. 1
Large, grand and imposing.
Example sentences
- huge Yesterday I went to the zoo and saw a huge walrus.
- significant Mushrooms contain significant amounts of minerals.
- massive Algeria exports massive quantities of natural gas.
- gargantuan There is a gargantuan spider in the bathroom.
- memorial Algiers' Martyrs' Memorial is a symbol of victory.
- commemorative The heads of state first posed for a commemorative photo.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| monumental | steady | |
| huge | rising | |
| significant | steady | |
| massive | steady | |
| gargantuan | rising | |
| memorial | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- big1
- 4 letters
- huge1
- 5 letters
- large1
- 6 letters
- cosmic2
- 7 letters
- massive2, immense2, titanic3, mammoth2
- 8 letters
- memorial4, gigantic3, colossal3, whopping2
- 9 letters
- monstrous2, humongous3
- 10 letters
- monolithic4, prodigious3, stupendous3, voluminous4, gargantuan4, astronomic
- 11 letters
- significant4, mountainous3, elephantine4
- 13 letters
- commemorative4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (cosmic2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- monumental
- Italiano
- monumentale
- Español
- monumental
- Català
- monumental