monumental

[mon-yuh-men-tl] / ˌmɒn yəˈmɛn tl /

ADJECTIVE

impressive, overwhelming

Synonyms

STRONGEST

awesome enduring enormous fantastic gigantic grand great historic huge immense mammoth massive memorable significant towering tremendous unforgettable vast

WEAK

awe-inspiring classic immortal important lasting lofty majestic mighty mortal mountainous outstanding prodigious stupendous

Antonyms

STRONGEST

bad common dwarfed insignificant little miniature minor minute poor short small teeny tiny unimportant unimpressive

WEAK

trivial unimposing

Example Sentences

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In any event, nothing shared in either of these Dylan outlets has proved itself to be anything more monumental than a footnote in this man’s career and body of work.

From Salon • May 12, 2026

The late director of the monumental Holocaust documentary “Shoah” had been famously combative with journalists.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

The move, according to lawyer Julie Dahlstrom, would have "quite simply, monumental tragic consequences."

From Barron's • May 10, 2026

There is no denying it will take a monumental Arsenal effort against PSG if they are to lift the Champions League trophy for the first time.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

And most native societies in what is now the United States and Canada did not have the written languages, monumental architecture, or wide-ranging aesthetic traditions of their neighbors to the south.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

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