humongous
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3.6
- adjective
- /hjuːˈmʌŋɡəs/
- Informal
:
enorme
- The week before, while out in the woods, Sang and I had seen a humongous black bear off the trail near Nanna's.
To me, that's still a humongous win for the world.
- To me, that's still a humongous win for the world.
- Oh, and this humongous box, they shipped magnets.
- It's been such a wonderful journey into the marvelous and humongous history of life on Earth.
- We had those humongous cell phones, which of course didn't work around the world.
- I've never ordered the large and this looks humongous.
- OK, Next up is my big humongous PR unboxings.
- Why is there a pile of humongous pile of trash in the toilets?
Examples
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Trevor sits on the other side of the humongous office in a chair so big it practically swallows him whole.
Fiction book (2002) -
And in case you're really hungry, a stack of humongous chocolate chip pancakes, which smell incredible, if I do say so myself.
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This is a humongous, massive change from my last room.
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A humongous amount of fresh water.
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It's been such a wonderful journey into the marvelous and humongous history of life on Earth.
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We had a humongous champagne glass made, all out of wood.
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We were camping in the mountains, Mom, Dad, and me, when a humongous storm hit.
Fiction book (2000) -
To me, that's still a humongous win for the world.
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My apple was humongous, and the caramel was so thick, it took me four bites to eat through it.
Fiction book (2002) -
The humongous elephant towered over the trees in the safari park.
Synonyms
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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
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1.0
Very large in size or number
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
236
3.1
Very large and heavy
141
3.7
Very large in size, amount, or degree
139
3.2
Very large, much bigger than normal
64
3.7
Quite large in size or amount
55
4.7
So large in size or amount that it causes great surprise
45
4.1
Being large in amount and often expensive
30
5.6
Very large in amount or size
21
4.5
Very large in size or amount, much bigger than normal
19
7.3
Very large, much bigger than usual
15
3.3
Very large and much bigger than usual
13
7.0
Very large in size or amount, taking a lot of space
5
3.9
Very large in size or amount
2
7.5
Very large, heavy, and clumsy
1
4.1
Something that is very large and like a mountain
1
4.6
Very large or very great in size, amount and quality
1
7.5
Being large and heavy like a solid block
1
5.0
Very large in size or amount
Very large, like something from a story about giants
Very large, often said in a playful way
Very large in size or amount
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Etymology
Humongous is a playful blend of huge and monstrous, like a 'monster' of size, which gives you a strong image to remember something that is 'very large'. So, humongous means extremely large or enormous.