gargantuan

[gahr-gan-choo-uhn] / gɑrˈgæn tʃu ən /

ADJECTIVE

very large

Synonyms

STRONGEST

colossal enormous gigantic huge humongous immense mammoth massive monstrous monumental prodigious towering tremendous vast

WEAK

big elephantine giant heavyweight jumbo leviathan mountainous super-duper supercolossal titanic whopping

Antonyms

STRONGEST

common dwarfed insignificant little miniature minute ordinary small teeny tiny unimportant

WEAK

miniscule

Example Sentences

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SpaceX is preparing for a gargantuan initial public offering.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

That provision was offered because Warner board members have expressed concerns that Paramount may not be able to round up sufficient financing to close such a gargantuan deal.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2026

And while Tagovailoa’s bill is gargantuan, releasing him helps Miami escape some future costs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 24, 2026

Such is the supply-chain disruption wrought by the global drive into artificial intelligence, which requires fleets of data centers with servers needing gargantuan amounts of memory.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

Dessert consists mainly of a gargantuan tiered cake shaped to resemble circus tents and frosted in stripes, the filling within a bright shock of raspberry cream.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

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