monumental
Extremely large or important.
monumental in a sentence
- Cleaning the whole beach in one afternoon was a monumental task, but the class managed it.
- The new bridge was a monumental achievement, the longest ever built across the bay.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to monumental?
- Asmall
- Bminor
- Ctiny
- Dhuge
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D: huge. The other three mean the opposite of monumental.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to monumental?
- Agreat
- Btiny
- Cmassive
- Dhuge
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B: tiny. The other three mean nearly the same as monumental.
Words that mean something similar
huge, massive, great
Words that mean the opposite
tiny, small, minor
More words about size & amount
- morsel: A small piece of food.
- multitude: A very large number of people or things.
- notable: Important or interesting enough to be noticed and remembered.
- numerous: Very many in number.
- plentiful: Available in large amounts; more than enough.
- possess: To own or have something.
- potent: Very strong and powerful in its effect.
- prosperous: Rich and successful.
More words to explore
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Plain-English guides to each test, from the councils’ own pages: Kent Test · Medway Test · Bucks Secondary Transfer Test