PHARAONIC Synonyms: 123 Similar and Opposite Words

pharaonic

adjective

ˌfer-ā-ˈä-nik

Definition of pharaonic

as in vast

unusually large the building of the Hoover Dam was a construction project of pharaonic proportions

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Recent Examples of pharaonic At the museum’s center sits the six-story Grand Staircase with a view of the pyramids and an atrium containing monuments, pharaonic statues and sarcophagi. — Charlene Gubash, NBC news, 30 Oct. 2025 Against all odds, von Spreckelsen had emerged as the unlikely winner of the competition, propelled from obscurity in Denmark to the helm of a pharaonic project in Paris. — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2025 Harnessing the Nile flood and keeping the harvests rolling in was as important to controlling the river corridor as defence against usurpers or an ability to exude pharaonic authority. — Vanessa Taylor, Big Think, 25 Sep. 2025 Prior to an official opening, the massive project opened 12 halls of Pharaonic artifacts. — Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 4 Nov. 2024 See All Example Sentences for pharaonic

Recent Examples of Synonyms for pharaonic

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 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

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

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 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

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

In addition to the mammoth bail sum, Judge Kevin McGrath on Thursday ordered Romero to surrender his passport.

— Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 22 Oct. 2026
Or his flustering a gynecologist by insisting that Julie, whose belly is of mammoth proportions, isn’t really pregnant.

— Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of mammoth

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