immense

[ih-mens] / ɪˈmɛns /

ADJECTIVE

extremely large

Synonyms

STRONGEST

boundless colossal endless enormous extensive gigantic great huge immeasurable infinite limitless mammoth massive monstrous monumental prodigious tremendous vast

WEAK

barn door brobdingnagian elephantine eternal giant gross humongous illimitable interminable jumbo measureless mighty stupendous super titanic unbounded

Antonyms

STRONGEST

bounded calculable common ending finite insignificant limited little measurable miniature minute narrow ordinary restricted short small teeny tiny unimportant

Example Sentences

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"I don't think what I'm doing is huge or immense but I have a voice, I have a face and I'm known in France, I'm just doing what I have to do."

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

When a nuclear weapon detonates or a serious reactor accident occurs, an immense burst of energy is released in less than a millionth of a second.

From Science Daily • Jun. 3, 2026

The need to clear that nearly 33,000-investment logjam presents an immense task that stretches firms thin and weighs on fundraising, bankers and consultants say.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

“Removing any book from circulation is, and should be, an immense decision,” he wrote.

From Salon • May 31, 2026

Yet when it succeeds, it gives Sapiens immense power, because it enables millions of strangers to cooperate and work towards common goals.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari

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