huge
adjective
Synonyms
- astronomical
- astronomic
- Brobdingnagian
- bumper
- colossal
- cosmic
- cosmical
- cyclopean
- elephantine
- enormous
- galactic
- gargantuan
- giant
- gigantesque
- gigantic
- grand
- herculean
- heroic
- heroical
- Himalayan
- 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
Example Sentences
Rachel Rothman, Good Housekeeping, 16 Sep. 2022 It's made such a huge difference in such a short amount of time. Sarah Michaud, Peoplemag, 14 Sep. 2022 Even if the distance is minimal, an extra inch make a huge difference. James Yasko, Chron, 13 Sep. 2022 For many people, this change won’t make a huge difference, because functionally, physical SIMs and eSIMs do the exact same thing. Bob O'donnell, USA TODAY, 13 Sep. 2022 The $30,000 credit made a huge difference to his bottom line, said Mr. Schultz. Ashlea Ebeling, WSJ, 13 Sep. 2022 Is there a huge difference between Intel and AMD chips? WIRED, 13 Sep. 2022 Start with your feet together and then, with your right leg, take a huge step backward, like a Supreme Court Justice. Catherine Mevs, The New Yorker, 13 Sep. 2022 Shifting your body and phone even just a couple of inches over can make a huge difference in your pics. Abby Dupes, Seventeen, 12 Sep. 2022 See More Word History
Middle English, from Old French ahuge
12th century, in the meaning defined above
Kids Definition
huge
adjective
huge
adjective
Synonyms & Similar Words
- enormous
- gigantic
- tremendous
- massive
- vast
- giant
- colossal
- immense
- mammoth
- big
- monumental
- astronomical
- sizable
- bumper
- monstrous
- titanic
- great
- mighty
- mountainous
- monster
- humongous
- gargantuan
- mega
- astronomic
- super
- oversize
- grand
- oceanic
- humungous
- prodigious
- substantial
- considerable
- whopping
- cosmic
- heroic
- herculean
- jumbo
- planetary
- oversized
- elephantine
- major
- galactic
- good
- staggering
- majestic
- whacking
- leviathan
- supersized
- formidable
- walloping
- vasty
- gigantesque
- handsome
- cyclopean
- extensive
- heroical
- supersize
- pharaonic
- king-sized
- hefty
- cosmical
- super-duper
- imposing
- largish
- overwhelming
- Brobdingnagian
- sizeable
- hulking
- voluminous
- infinite
- gross
- king-size
- tidy
- outsize
- bulky
- goodly
- stupendous
- Himalayan
- overgrown
- outsized
- grandiose
- cavernous
- monolithic
- lofty
- towering
- immeasurable
- august
- boundless
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- tiny
- minuscule
- small
- diminutive
- infinitesimal
- microscopic
- miniature
- micro
- teeny
- little bitty
- bitty
- teensy
- pocket
- wee
- little
- microscopical
- smallish
- pygmy
- puny
- midget
- minute
- mini
- bantam
- petite
- undersized
- teeny-weeny
- teensy-weensy
- microminiature
- undersize
- dinky
- Lilliputian
- dwarfish
- pint-sized
- pint-size
- half-pint
Synonym Chooser
Some common synonyms of huge are colossal, enormous, gigantic, immense, mammoth, and vast. While all these words mean "exceedingly large," huge commonly suggests an immensity of bulk or amount.
The words colossal and huge can be used in similar contexts, but colossal applies especially to a human creation of stupendous or incredible dimensions.
Enormous and immense both suggest an exceeding of all ordinary bounds in size or amount or degree, but enormous often adds an implication of abnormality or monstrousness.
The synonyms gigantic and huge are sometimes interchangeable, but gigantic stresses the contrast with the size of others of the same kind.
The meanings of mammoth and huge largely overlap; however, mammoth suggests both hugeness and ponderousness of bulk.
In some situations, the words vast and huge are roughly equivalent. However, vast usually suggests immensity of extent.