huger; hugest
: very large or extensive: such as
a
: of great size or area
huge buildings
b
: great in scale or degree
a huge deficit
a huge undertaking
They're having a huge sale tomorrow.
The crowds were huge.
Your help made a huge difference.
c
: great in scope or character
a dancer of huge talent
hugely
adverb
hugeness
noun
Synonyms of huge
Examples of huge in a Sentence
Renovating the house is a huge undertaking.
The store is having a huge sale tomorrow.
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Catherine Phillips, CNN Money, 24 May 2026
The venue on Saturday was Belgrade’s Slavija Square, the scene of a huge anti-government protest in March 2025.
—Jovana Gec, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2026
Because a huge share of global finance is either denominated in dollars or runs through US financial institutions, international banks cannot afford to lose access to the American economy.
—Quinn Slobodian, The New York Review of Books, 23 May 2026
Brush in hand, she is dwarfed by huge canvases within the paintings on which bare-breasted figures are in the process of emerging—a waiflike handmaiden hard at work at the feet of her American Helens of Troy.
—Naomi Fry, New Yorker, 23 May 2026
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“Huge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/huge. Accessed 29 May. 2026.
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huge
adjective
ˈhyüj 
ˈyüj
1
: of great size or area
2
: of great scale or degree
3
: great in range or character
hugely
adverb
hugeness
noun
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