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astronomic

astronomic

1 7.1
Very large in number, cost, or size
  • adjective
  • /ˌæstrəˈnɑːmɪk/
translation icon : astronómico
  • Their electric bills must be astronomical already.

But you also get your DHA and EPA and just astronomical amounts.

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Examples

  • But the but the challenge is, is astronomical in its scope and complexity.

  • Technology like Zoom's value and astronomical after COVID because it let people communicate virtually.

  • So that is astronomical in terms of its growth.

  • So I took on astronomical student debt.

  • So I'm a big fan of anyone that wants to achieve wildly astronomical goals.

  • The the fact that we so lionize our athletes and they are paid such astronomical sums.

  • Which is discouraging because the astronomic rise in costs wasn't accompanied by any apparent rise in the quality of the health care we have been getting.

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  • The costs of housing in urban areas have reached astronomic levels, making it difficult for many families to afford a home.

  • Her ambition was astronomic; she aimed to start a company that would change the world.

  • After years of saving, they realized that their vacation budget was simply astronomic compared to their usual spending.

Synonyms

huge
vsastronomic
1.0

Very large in size, amount, or degree

casts that plain largeness as something beyond ordinary imagining
massive
vsastronomic
940 2.9

Very large and impressive in scale

pushes that greatness to an extraordinary, almost unimaginable degree
enormous
vsastronomic
842 2.1

Very large in size, amount, or effect

takes those greater-than-usual sizes into the realm of the inconceivable
vast
vsastronomic
721 2.1

Very large in size or amount

pushes that immensity further into the realm of the inconceivable
cosmic
vsastronomic
170 5.5

Relating to the universe or very large in size

focuses specifically on the sense of being beyond comprehension
immense
vsastronomic
141 3.7

Very large in size, amount, or degree

casts that greatness as beyond ordinary understanding or imagining
gigantic
vsastronomic
139 3.2

Very large, much bigger than normal

extends that largeness to an almost unimaginable level
colossal
vsastronomic
55 4.7

So large in size or amount that it causes great surprise

describes a size so vast that it defies ordinary comprehension
astronomical
vsastronomic
30 5.6

Very large in amount or size

emphasizes that same unimaginable magnitude in general contexts
monstrous
vsastronomic
21 4.5

Very large in size or amount, much bigger than normal

captures the same extreme size without the abnormal or shocking nuance
gargantuan
vsastronomic
19 7.3

Very large, much bigger than usual

moves that visual force into an idea beyond normal understanding
supermassive
vsastronomic
  • Specialized
11 7.1

A very large object in space like a black hole

focuses on vastness that is hard to imagine in any context
galactic
vsastronomic
6 6.6

Much larger than normal or expected

is the same meaning but uses a different term for this idea
measureless
vsastronomic
  • Literature
1 7.5

Very large in size or number with no clear limit

highlights unimaginable size rather than only unmeasurable quality
hugemongous
vsastronomic
  • Informal
8.6

Very large, often said in a playful way

keeps a serious sense of unimaginable size rather than joking

Antonyms

1.0

So small it can fit in your hand

37 4.4

Very small in size or amount

How Large

astronomic
1 7.1
immense
141 3.7
vast
721 2.1
huge
1.0
large
1.0

Surface Forms

astronomic positive
astronomical comparative
astronomically positive

Morphology

astronomic = astronomy (semi-transparent) = astronomy + ic

The adjective is formed from 'astronomy' + '-ic' but the sense 'extremely large' is a metaphorical extension rather than a literal relation to astronomy.

Etymology

Astronomic also means 'extremely large' because people compare very big numbers or costs to the enormous number of stars in the sky, so astronomic now often describes something 'very huge' or beyond ordinary size.