gigantic
adjective
gi·gan·tic
jī-ˈgan-tik 
jə-
: exceeding the usual or expected (as in size, force, or prominence)
Examples of gigantic in a Sentence
a raccoon got into the trash and now there's a gigantic mess in our backyard
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Here, slowly being swallowed by vegetation and worn down by time, are gigantic mausoleums, vast underground cisterns, temples, imposing city walls and a breathtaking theater perched, like Machu Picchu, on a hilltop that offers views stretching for miles all around.
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Barry Neild, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2025
Royer, who worked as an architect before joining Ford 15 years ago, said the miniature clay world headquarters will be something people can use to navigate the real-life gigantic space.
—Jamie L. Lareau, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025
While in 2022, another homeowner caught the moment a gigantic spider made itself at home on a doorbell security camera in Australia.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025
The company's satellites were designed to launch a gigantic net at the asteroid and capture it before towing it into Earth's gravity, where smaller satellites would chip the metal away and bring it down to the planet more affordably.
—Tom Brown, Space.com, 21 Sep. 2025
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Barry Neild, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2025
Royer, who worked as an architect before joining Ford 15 years ago, said the miniature clay world headquarters will be something people can use to navigate the real-life gigantic space.
—Jamie L. Lareau, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025
While in 2022, another homeowner caught the moment a gigantic spider made itself at home on a doorbell security camera in Australia.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025
The company's satellites were designed to launch a gigantic net at the asteroid and capture it before towing it into Earth's gravity, where smaller satellites would chip the metal away and bring it down to the planet more affordably.
—Tom Brown, Space.com, 21 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for gigantic
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“Gigantic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gigantic. Accessed 26 Sep. 2025.
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gigantic
adjective
gi·gan·tic
jī-ˈgant-ik
: being beyond the ordinary or expected (as in size, weight, or strength)
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