mega

adjective

ˈme-gə How to pronounce mega (audio)
Definition of meganext
as in huge
unusually large I will never understand why people build those mega houses on tiny lots

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Recent Examples of mega Selman—who has previously worked with the influential costume designer Zaldy and the mega star Rihanna on her own lingerie line Fenty—was named executive vice president and chief creative officer last year. — Max Berlinger, Vogue, 19 Oct. 2026 The winning numbers were 3, 25, 27, 29, and 37, with a mega number of 17, the site said. — Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 18 Oct. 2026 Over the last two years, AI has enabled the creation of mega botnets with access to hundreds of thousands and even millions of machines. — Carlos Morales, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026 Since the turn of the millennium, Latin America has become a hotbed of electronic dance music, warping countless homegrown rhythms at block parties, bedrooms, and mega clubs across the region. — Richard Villegas, Rolling Stone, 12 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for mega
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mega
  1. huge
  2. giant
  3. gigantic
  4. massive
  5. colossal
  6. vast
  7. enormous
  8. tremendous
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
  • Instead of standing out as giant slabs of stainless steel, panel-ready models accept cabinet fronts that match the rest of your kitchen.
    — Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The episode will see Meekah and the Mini Movers defeat a giant cardboard robot.
    — Selome Hailu, Variety, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of giant
Adjective
  • The fair had been paying about $1 million a year for the gigantic space, which has hosted nearly 300 galleries in some editions.
    — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 19 Oct. 2026
  • On Friday, that thought process took another gigantic step, as those in charge of putting a product on television have all but signed the official paperwork to once again expand the college football playoff.
    — Trey Wallace OutKick, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of gigantic
Adjective
  • Toronto reacquired Leonard in an offseason trade after a salary cap-circumvention scandal that led to massive sanctions against the Clippers.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Pearson and his brother KeShaun are the two most prominent local opponents of Elon Musk’s xAI, a subsidiary of which has developed a massive data-center complex, provocatively named Colossus, in and around South Memphis.
    — Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of massive
Adjective
  • Among the companies that pursued a traditional IPO, only Circle is trading close to its listing price—and that’s primarily thanks to the colossal opening day pop the company enjoyed back in June of 2025.
    — Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Concrete, when poured over rods of steel, proved strong enough to prop up colossal skyscrapers that Julius Caesar could only have dreamed of.
    — Sara Herschander, Vox, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of colossal
Adjective
  • The stellar core implodes into the black hole, and a GRB fueled by a vast amount of material from all around it is born.
    — Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
  • In Registan Square on Monday, Rubio’s Uzbek hosts released hundreds of pigeons into the sky and filled the vast space with local pop music.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of vast
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
  • 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

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“Mega.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mega. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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