astronomical
30
5.6
- adjective
- /ˌæstrəˈnɑːmɪkəl/
:
astronómico
- Prices are astronomical today because of what's been built over the past 300 years.
- astronomical cost
- astronomical price
- astronomical event
First of all, the A noose expands to astronomical proportions.
- First of all, the A noose expands to astronomical proportions.
- And, and the cost of that is astronomical.
- Do you not remember the the volume inside of this bus is astronomical.
- This sauce is very spicy, but the flavor is astronomical.
- His numbers are astronomical and his sole focus is I lose little.
- From parents to coaches to teammates to friends, it seemed astronomical because nobody, nobody went and did that.
Examples
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Your phone didn't get turned back on because Pacific Bell says you owe another astronomical fifty-five dollars.
Fiction book (1997) -
The cost of this tragedy is... astronomical.
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The total potential here must be nothing less than astronomical.
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I mean, the statistics must be astronomical.
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But expenses are astronomical, and we needed to draw even more visitors than we were.
Fiction book (1999) -
Most of them come with an astronomical amount of punching power, but not skills to match that.
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These medical bills are going to be astronomical, and you probably don't have the resources to cover that, do you?
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The forms were numerous, but simple: the amount of the loan, the astronomical interest rate, the collateral, the signature.
Fiction book (2000) -
As we thought about it, however, the ratio of schoolteachers to professional astronomers seemed, well, astronomical!
Academic text (2000) -
The costs of living in the city have become astronomical, making it difficult for many families to afford housing.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
Larger than usual in size or amount
∞
1.0
Bigger than average in size, number, or amount
∞
1.0
Very large in size, amount, or degree
940
2.9
Very large and impressive in scale
878
1.0
Very large in size
842
2.1
Very large in size, amount, or effect
721
2.1
Very large in size or amount
170
5.5
Relating to the universe or very large in size
141
3.7
Very large in size, amount, or degree
139
3.2
Very large, much bigger than normal
55
4.7
So large in size or amount that it causes great surprise
45
4.1
Being large in amount and often expensive
37
3.6
Very large in size, much bigger than normal
27
5.0
Having no limit in size or amount
21
4.5
Very large in size or amount, much bigger than normal
19
7.3
Very large, much bigger than usual
14
5.5
So large or great you cannot say how big
13
8.1
Too great to measure or count
11
7.1
A very large object in space like a black hole
6
6.6
Much larger than normal or expected
5
3.9
Very large in size or amount
3
8.6
So great that you cannot measure its value
1
7.5
Very large in size or number with no clear limit
1
7.1
Very large in number, cost, or size
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
1
6.5
The average distance between the Earth and the Sun, about 150 million kilometers
- Specialized
1
5.7
An instrument for looking at distant stars, planets, and galaxies
- Specialized
The time the Earth takes to go once around the Sun from one spring equinox to the next
How Large
Surface Forms
Morphology
astronomical = astronomy (semi-transparent) = astronom + ical
Formally derived from 'astronomy' + '-ical', but the sense 'extremely large' is a metaphorical extension rather than a literal relation to the science.
Etymology
Astronomical comes from the Greek root astron meaning 'star'. Because the stars and the sky seem so huge, people began to use astronomical to describe something 'very, very large'.