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- [gahr-gan-choo-uh n]
- /gɑrˈgæn tʃu ən/
- /ɡɑːˈɡæn.tju.ən/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [gahr-gan-choo-uh n]
- /gɑrˈgæn tʃu ən/
Definitions of gargantuan word
- adjective gargantuan gigantic; enormous; colossal: a gargantuan task. 1
- noun gargantuan Enormous. 1
- adjective gargantuan enormous, giant 1
- adjective gargantuan If you say that something is gargantuan, you are emphasizing that it is very large. 0
- adjective gargantuan huge; enormous 0
- adjective gargantuan enormous; gigantic 0
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Origin of gargantuan
First appearance:
before 1585 One of the 35% oldest English words
First recorded in 1585-95; Gargantu(a) + -an
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Parts of speech for Gargantuan
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
gargantuan popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for gargantuan
adj gargantuan
- huge — extraordinarily large in bulk, quantity, or extent: a huge ship; a huge portion of ice cream.
- colossal — If you describe something as colossal, you are emphasizing that it is very large.
- monstrous — frightful or hideous, especially in appearance; extremely ugly.
- humongous — extraordinarily large.
- immense — vast; huge; very great: an immense territory.
adjective gargantuan
- large — of more than average size, quantity, degree, etc.; exceeding that which is common to a kind or class; big; great: a large house; a large number; in large measure; to a large extent.
- enormous — very big
- elephantine — Of, resembling, or characteristic of an elephant or elephants, especially in being large, clumsy, or awkward.
Antonyms for gargantuan
adj gargantuan
- miniature — a representation or image of something on a small or reduced scale.
- teeny — tiny.
- tiny — very small; minute; wee.
- insignificant — unimportant, trifling, or petty: Omit the insignificant details.
- unimportant — of much or great significance or consequence: an important event in world history.
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