colossal
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4.7
- adjective
- /kəˈlɑːsəl/
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colosal
- The artist unveiled a colossal sculpture that left everyone in awe.
- a colossal failure
- on a colossal scale
- a colossal statue
But he gifted Elton, Elton John a colossal marble penis.
- But he gifted Elton, Elton John a colossal marble penis.
- So it's a just a colossal waste of time.
- Approaching it this way is a colossal mistake.
- And we're able to do so free from the sort of colossal shadow of AT&T;.
- And the scale is colossal for those places, but it's not planetary scale.
- That will give you a colossal advantage in whatever it is that you're doing.
- Like these problems we have are colossal.
- So that's one of the benefits of the current situation is the colossal drop in our pollution levels.
- We find that other people have similar dreams of, you know, a colossal being that is terrifying to them.
- And if we don't listen to those stories and don't learn from them, then we are perhaps condemned to repeat the colossal and tragic errors of the past.
Examples
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A colossal bronze statue of Augustus rose from the summit.
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And so now Israel has a colossal task in its mind.
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So it's a colossal moment in our time.
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Yes, I mean, it is a colossal mess.
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Approaching it this way is a colossal mistake.
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I'm a colossal failure and now the whole world is going to know.
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In a time of social progress and economic prosperity, why have we experienced this colossal cultural and political decline?
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They had just used government in its most colossal way to win a war.
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That will give you a colossal advantage in whatever it is that you're doing.
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Nothing can save the 8th British Army from a colossal catastrophe.
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
∞
1.0
Very large in size or number
940
2.9
Very large and impressive in scale
918
3.0
Impressive and large in appearance or style
878
1.0
Very large in size
842
2.1
Very large in size, amount, or effect
794
3.0
Very large or impressive
721
2.1
Very large in size or amount
141
3.7
Very large in size, amount, or degree
139
3.2
Very large, much bigger than normal
65
3.8
Very large and affecting many people or places
64
3.7
Quite large in size or amount
45
4.1
Being large in amount and often expensive
37
3.6
Very large in size, much bigger than normal
24
5.3
Very large and surprising in a way that shocks you
21
4.5
Very large in size or amount, much bigger than normal
19
7.3
Very large, much bigger than usual
19
7.5
Very large or impressive in a way that surprises people
19
6.7
Very large or impressive in a way that amazes people
16
6.3
Very large and impressive like a famous building or statue
13
4.8
A person or thing that seems bigger and more exciting than normal
9
3.9
Very large in size, amount, or importance
8
6.9
Very large and powerful
5
3.9
Very large in size or amount
Very large, often said in a playful way
Very tall and impressive, rising high above other things
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Etymology
The word colossal comes from an old Greek word colossus, which meant a 'huge statue', like the Colossus of Rhodes. So calling something colossal is a way of saying it is 'extremely large' or 'gigantic'.