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cracking

[krak-ing] / ˈkræk ɪŋ /

ADJECTIVE

breaking

Synonyms

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collapsing crumbling fracturing shattering smashing splintering splitting tearing

Antonyms

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enduring strong

ADJECTIVE

fantastic

Synonyms

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great huge overwhelming tremendous

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extreme humongous massive monstrous monumental prodigious severe stupendous towering

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insignificant little miniature minute small tiny

ADJECTIVE

massive

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big colossal enormous extensive gargantuan gigantic grand great heavy hefty huge immense imposing impressive mammoth monumental substantial towering tremendous vast

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bulky cumbersome cumbrous elephantine gross hulking mighty monster mountainous ponderous prodigious solid stately titanic unwieldy walloping weighty whopping

Antonyms

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common dwarfed inconsequential insignificant limited little miniature miniscule minor minute narrow poor short slight small teeny tiny trivial unimportant unimposing unimpressive weak

ADJECTIVE

monstrous

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colossal enormous gargantuan gigantic huge immense impressive magnificent mammoth massive monumental towering tremendous

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elephantine fantastic giant grandiose great prodigious stupendous titanic vast whopping

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dwarfed insignificant little miniature miniscule minute small teeny tiny unimportant unimpressive

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average common expected natural ordinary standard

ADJECTIVE

smart

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active bold energetic good quick

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brazen forward scintillating spanking spirited

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jaunty nervy pert saucy sprightly vigorous

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idle inactive lazy quiet slow sluggish

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apathetic dull lethargic

ADJECTIVE

swift

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abrupt expeditious hasty nimble quick rapid speedy sudden unexpected

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express fleet flying precipitate prompt ready screaming short spanking

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alacritous barrelling breakneck double-quick fleet-footed headlong hurried in nothing flat like crazy like mad on the double pronto shaking a leg short-lived snappy speedball supersonic winged

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delayed expected lazy leisurely slow

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sluggish

ADJECTIVE

tremendous

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amazing astounding awesome colossal dreadful enormous excellent exceptional extraordinary fabulous fantastic formidable great immense incredible marvelous massive monumental prodigious terrible terrific vast wonderful

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appalling awful deafening fearful frightful gargantuan gigantic great big humongous jumbo large mammoth mondo monstrous stupendous super titanic towering whale whopper whopping

Antonyms

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believable common commonplace conventional customary expected familiar inferior insignificant little miniature minute normal ordinary plain pleasant poor powerless small teeny tiny trivial unamazing unimportant unnoteworthy usual weak wonderful

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underwhelming

NOUN

thunder

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detonation explosion roar rumble

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barrage blast boom booming cannonade clap crash crashing discharge drumfire fulmination outburst peal pealing rumbling thunderbolt uproar

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thundercrack

Antonyms

STRONG

peace

Example Sentences

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I described it as a relay race: We start with democracy and Piggy, then comes cracking of civility and Jack, then chaos with Simon, and finally war with Ralph.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Andreeva continued to make great strides in 2025, winning two WTA 1000 titles and cracking the world's top five.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

Plus, Bill Gates’s carefully crafted image is cracking, and we look at the realities of aging alone.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

Its potential applications range from enabling breakthroughs in drug development and materials science, to cracking encryption techniques widely used in computer security.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

Some of the brightest minds in the country were gathered at this isolated estate with the mission of cracking German codes.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin

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