monumental

[mon-yuh-men-tl] / ˌmɒn jəˈmɛn 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 John Trumbull’s monumental painting of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, which hangs in the Rotunda of the Capitol in Washington, D.C.,

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026

During the 1950s and 1960s, the team reconstructed a monumental bath gymnasium complex and the largest synagogue in the ancient world.

From Science Daily • Jun. 25, 2026

Last Christmas, Jeremy Wright gave his soccer-loving wife a monumental present: tickets to the Netherlands–Japan World Cup matchup on June 14 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.

From Slate • Jun. 24, 2026

Whatever Restrepo’s skills, Petro has left him and his boss a monumental task.

From Barron's • Jun. 22, 2026

Burnham had devoted the last two years of his life to creating an impression of monumental beauty, and now Olmsted wanted to make visitors laugh.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

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