colossal

Meaning

1. Extremely large or on a great scale.
2. Amazingly spectacular; extraordinary; epic.

Synonyms

enormous

huge

gigantic

immense

tremendous

massive

giant

vast

stupendous

prodigious

gargantuan

monstrous

astronomical

bulky

swingeing

large

whopping

great

big

monumental

fantastic

brobdingnagian

Himalayan

very big

giantlike

Brobdingnagian

of vast size

bulksome

extreme

galactic

gigantesque

gross

heroic

howling

humongous

imposing

limitless

magnificent

massy

measureless

mountainous

oceanic

plumping

strong

sublime

tall

titanic

walloping

Translations

colossal

kolossal

énorme

riesig

colosal

kolossaal

ontzaglijk

immense

formidable

gigantisch

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kəˈlɒsəl/

Etymology

From French colossal, formed from Latin colossus, from Ancient Greek κολοσσός (kolossós, “giant statue”).

Sentences

I have already described the appearance of that colossal bulk which was embedded in the ground .