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Himalayan
1 of 2adjective
Hi·ma·la·yan ˌhi-mə-ˈlā-ən 
hi-ˈmäl-yən,
-ˈmä-lē-ən 1
: of, relating to, or resembling the Himalayas
2
: enormously large : mountainous
a task of Himalayan proportions
Himalayan
2 of 2noun
: any of a breed of domestic cats developed by crossing the Persian and the Siamese and having the stocky build and long thick coat of the former and the blue eyes and coat patterns of the latter
Synonyms
Adjective
- astronomical
- astronomic
- Brobdingnagian
- bumper
- colossal
- cosmic
- cosmical
- cyclopean
- elephantine
- enormous
- galactic
- gargantuan
- giant
- gigantesque
- gigantic
- grand
- herculean
- heroic
- heroical
- huge
- humongous
- humungous
- immense
- jumbo
- king-size
- king-sized
- leviathan
- mammoth
- massive
- mega
- mighty
- monster
- monstrous
- monumental
- mountainous
- oceanic
- pharaonic
- planetary
- prodigious
- super
- super-duper
- supersize
- supersized
- titanic
- tremendous
- vast
- vasty
- walloping
- whacking
- whopping
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Example Sentences
Adjective as military blunders go, the disastrous Pickett's Charge was of Himalayan proportions
Word History
First Known Use
Adjective
1835, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Noun
1949, in the meaning defined above
Himalayan
adjective
as in giant
unusually large as military blunders go, the disastrous Pickett's Charge was of Himalayan proportions Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- giant
- mountainous
- mammoth
- vast
- gigantic
- huge
- enormous
- colossal
- massive
- tremendous
- astronomical
- oceanic
- bumper
- immense
- monumental
- mighty
- cosmic
- titanic
- monster
- monstrous
- planetary
- galactic
- big
- astronomic
- heroic
- mega
- elephantine
- pharaonic
- grand
- gargantuan
- sizable
- cyclopean
- jumbo
- oversize
- majestic
- herculean
- super
- great
- humongous
- prodigious
- leviathan
- cosmical
- heroical
- whacking
- humungous
- oversized
- substantial
- Brobdingnagian
- whopping
- king-sized
- vasty
- handsome
- supersized
- king-size
- good
- considerable
- walloping
- formidable
- super-duper
- major
- gigantesque
- supersize
- extensive
- overgrown
- imposing
- hulking
- voluminous
- staggering
- bulky
- lofty
- gross
- infinite
- stupendous
- cavernous
- hefty
- august
- outsize
- tidy
- monolithic
- towering
- goodly
- grandiose
- overwhelming
- largish
- sizeable
- outsized
- immeasurable
- boundless
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- pygmy
- miniature
- tiny
- micro
- microscopic
- microscopical
- infinitesimal
- little bitty
- wee
- minuscule
- diminutive
- teeny
- pocket
- bitty
- bantam
- small
- midget
- teensy
- mini
- petite
- little
- smallish
- Lilliputian
- puny
- minute
- microminiature
- teeny-weeny
- undersized
- undersize
- dwarfish
- teensy-weensy
- dinky
- pint-sized
- pint-size
- half-pint
- interpolitical
- interpolymer
- interpolymerization
- interpolymerize
- interpone
- interponed
- interpones
- interponing
- interpopulation
- interpopulational
- interportal
- interposal
- interposals
- interpose
- interposed
- interposer
- interposers
- interposes
- interposing
- interposingly
- interposition
- interposition growth
- interpositions
- interposure
- interpr