humongous

adjective

hyü-ˈməŋ-gəs How to pronounce humongous (audio)
variants also humungous
Definition of humongousnext
as in huge
unusually large I'm sleepy because I ate a humongous lunch

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Recent Examples of humongous The county association argues that AB 1821 is needed because some humongous records requests seem designed to hamstring government agencies. — Daniel Borenstein, Mercury News, 16 June 2026 The humongous robot Voltron served as the defender of the universe, being the only weapon able to fight off the evil Galra Empire and its ruler, Zarkon (voiced by Neil Kaplan). — Sergio Pereira, Space.com, 10 June 2026 The humongous helipad that first caught Devaney’s attention remains in place, extending into Biscayne Bay. — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 24 Apr. 2026 Everything in the movie, from the chomping shark attacks that churn up the waves with Hawaiian Punch foam to the way a humongous great white meets her fate at the end, takes an obvious page from Steven Spielberg’s gambits and techniques. — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 11 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for humongous
Recent Examples of Synonyms for humongous
  1. huge
  2. gigantic
  3. giant
  4. enormous
  5. vast
  6. massive
  7. tremendous
  8. colossal
Adjective
  • The Bruins took a huge hit with their top six players all getting drafted by WNBA teams.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026
  • With its available sun-deflecting bright-white fabric and huge garage door-like entryway, the tent makes for a natural day shelter for events out in the sun, rain and wind.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of huge
Adjective
  • That's when the Brewers' incredible penchant for outperforming on batting average on balls in play reared its gigantic head yet again.
    — Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2026
  • His trust in his lead deckhand would have created an atmosphere of collaboration within the team were Matt’s ego not so gigantic.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of gigantic
Adjective
  • One way to understand nuclear reactors is to think of them as giant kettles.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Lakers scoring phenom Luka Doncic missed his first game of the young season with back tightness, leaving a giant hole in their offense with the NBA’s leading scorer (36 points per game) sitting out.
    — Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of giant
Adjective
  • As that enormous dome thinned through the Holocene, its margin withdrew up onto Baffin Island, and what’s left today is the deflated core of something that was once two miles thick.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 24 Oct. 2026
  • That move sparked enormous street protests in Israel, and alarmed many Israeli citizens overseas.
    — Daniel Brook, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of enormous
Adjective
  • But the vast bulk of that paper deficit arose from changes in fair value of convertible notes.
    — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Released to critical acclaim in 2022, the role-playing game from Japanese publisher Bandai Namco is set in a dark fantasy world and allows players to head off on adventures within vast environments and dungeons.
    — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of vast
Adjective
  • The massive fire that broke out last November engulfed seven buildings in an apartment complex in a northern suburban district, killing 168 people and displacing thousands of others.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 Oct. 2026
  • R136a1 is just such a star, the most massive star known, at several hundred times the sun’s bulk.
    — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of massive
Adjective
  • All of that is a tremendous shy-away from modern-day data taking over.
    — Ryan Morik OutKick, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Both actors have also worked with Lee before, to tremendous effect.
    — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of tremendous
Adjective
  • The most successful animal artist of all time is surely Edwin Landseer (1802-1873), perhaps most recognizable for the four colossal sculptures of lions guarding the base of Nelson’s Column, in London’s Trafalgar Square.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Fertility startups have proliferated and expanded across the country, undergirded by colossal private equity and venture capital investments seeking returns.
    — Pooja Yerramilli, STAT, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of colossal

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