prodigious

[pruh-dij-uhs] / prəˈdɪdʒ əs /

ADJECTIVE

huge, enormous

Synonyms

STRONGEST

colossal fantastic immense inordinate mammoth monumental tremendous vast

WEAK

big giant gigantic gross herculean immeasurable jumbo king-size large massive mighty monstrous mortal stupendous towering

Antonyms

STRONGEST

insignificant little miniature small teeny tiny unimportant

WEAK

common ordinary unremarkable

ADJECTIVE

extraordinary, fabulous

Synonyms

STRONGEST

amazing astonishing astounding exceptional fantastic impressive marvelous miraculous phenomenal remarkable staggering

WEAK

abnormal fab heavy out-of-this-world preternatural spectacular startling state-of-the-art striking stupendous surprising unreal unusual utmost wonderful

Antonyms

STRONGEST

common conventional expected insignificant normal ordinary plain regular unexceptional usual

WEAK

little small tiny unremarkable

Example Sentences

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Stasevska is now chief conductor of Finland’s Lahti Symphony Orchestra and a prodigious conductor of orchestral music in all forms.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026

Maye is a prodigious ball-carrying runner who is also the league's best at throwing long-range passes.

From Barron's • Feb. 8, 2026

They’re using prodigious cash flow to reward shareholders: Snack food companies are cash flow machines.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 7, 2026

Gourgues' prodigious rise is all the more impressive considering he spent nearly a year out of the game recently to fix a circulation problem that could ultimately have cost him his leg.

From BBC • Feb. 4, 2026

They met in graduate school; he flitted from lab to lab with a prodigious curiosity but little perseverance.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

prodigious

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