gigantic
Very much bigger than normal.
gigantic in a sentence
- A gigantic wave, taller than a house, rolled towards the little fishing boat.
- A gigantic sunflower grew taller than the shed, and we needed a ladder to measure it.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to gigantic?
- Atiny
- Bhuge
- Clittle
- Dsmall
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B: huge. The other three mean the opposite of gigantic.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to gigantic?
- Agiant
- Bhuge
- Cenormous
- Dtiny
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D: tiny. The other three mean nearly the same as gigantic.
Words that mean something similar
huge, giant, enormous
Words that mean the opposite
tiny, little, small
More words about size & amount
- hefty: Big, heavy and solid.
- immense: Huge in size or amount, often too big to measure easily.
- inferior: Not as good as something else.
- infinite: Without any end or limit.
- innumerable: Too many to be counted.
- intense: Very strong or extreme.
- invaluable: Extremely useful or precious.
- laden: Carrying a very heavy load.
More words to explore
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