colossal
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4.7
- adjective
- /kəˈlɑːsəl/
- The artist unveiled a colossal sculpture that left everyone in awe.
- a colossal failure
- on a colossal scale
- a colossal statue
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- 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
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1.0
Larger than usual in size or amount
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1.0
Bigger than average in size, number, or amount
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1.0
Very large in size or number
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1.0
Very large in size, amount, or degree
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1.0
Very large in size
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2.9
Very large and impressive in scale
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2.1
Very large in size, amount, or effect
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3.0
Very large or impressive
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2.1
Very large in size or amount
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3.0
Impressive and large in appearance or style
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3.2
Very large, much bigger than normal
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3.7
Very large in size, amount, or degree
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3.8
Very large and affecting many people or places
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3.9
Very large in size, amount, or importance
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5.3
Very large and surprising in a way that shocks you
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3.7
Quite large in size or amount
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4.1
Being large in amount and often expensive
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4.0
Very tall and impressive, rising high above other things
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4.5
Very large in size or amount, much bigger than normal
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3.6
Very large in size, much bigger than normal
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3.9
Very large in size or amount
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6.7
Very large or impressive in a way that amazes people
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7.5
Very large or impressive in a way that surprises people
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7.3
Very large, much bigger than usual
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6.3
Very large and impressive like a famous building or statue
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4.8
A person or thing that seems bigger and more exciting than normal
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6.9
Very large and powerful
Very large, often said in a playful way
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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'.