Bunyanesque

adjective

Definition of Bunyanesquenext
as in mammoth

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for Bunyanesque
  1. mammoth
  2. colossal
  3. prodigious
  4. gargantuan
  5. titanic
  6. cosmic
  7. gigantic
  8. cyclopean
Adjective
  • To get that power, Silicon Valley is building 1,500 data centers in the United States and counting, and purchasing a mammoth quantity of semiconductor chips.
    — Annie Lowrey, The Atlantic, 21 July 2026
  • In the 1990s and early 2000s, buzz for the area’s towering sandstone cliffs and mammoth boulders—which are perfect for pitching routes and scrambling up—sparked pilgrimages by global athletes.
    — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 21 July 2026
Definition of mammoth
Adjective
  • When Larry Culp became the CEO of GE in 2018, the colossal conglomerate that Jack Welch built into the most valuable and admired enterprise in America teetered on the brink of collapse.
    — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 23 July 2026
  • Microdramas skew younger Holywater compiled the State of Microdrama Report with consulting firm Owl & Co, which pegged the global vertical video economy excluding China at a colossal $150B in 2026, up 41%.
    — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 23 July 2026
Definition of colossal
Adjective
  • His first goal soon followed, quickly backed up with statement performances against Villarreal and Real Valladolid — games in which his prodigious dribbling ability became clear.
    — David Ornstein, New York Times, 24 July 2026
  • The tropes of the crime novel wear thin, with its grim foreshadowing and prodigious exposition.
    — Niela Orr, Vulture, 20 July 2026
Definition of prodigious
Adjective
  • With the gargantuan Oracle Park video board emblazoned with a greeting for Jackson Flora, the face of the organization’s glorious past welcomed the young man expected to be a sizable part of its future.
    — Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 29 July 2026
  • Recent data shows that the gargantuan interest and investment in AI adoption (estimated to be around $750 billion for this year alone) have pushed a variety of prices higher, lifting overall inflation in the process.
    — Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 28 July 2026
Definition of gargantuan
Adjective
  • Alvarez followed with a titanic shot into the upper deck in right-center field, his 32nd home run of the season that covered 428 feet.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 21 July 2026
  • In the bell, Holzinger’s previously compact torso becomes long and androgynous, her arms and lats titanic.
    — Lauren Oyler, New Yorker, 20 July 2026
Definition of titanic
Adjective
  • Thus, this system offers scientists a rare chance to study one of the rarest types of binary systems and one of the rarest cosmic explosions.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 24 July 2026
  • That, by itself, makes cosmic news, but the nature of that planet and that moon make the story even stranger.
    — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 22 July 2026
Definition of cosmic
Adjective
  • Jean overpowers their restraints and creates a gigantic psychic bubble that freezes in place nearly everyone in New York City.
    — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 31 July 2026
  • The daughter of the Laestrygonians, whose scream summons the gigantic knights, is horrified to see men from the sea.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 29 July 2026
Definition of gigantic
Adjective
  • As a result, both cellular lineages were incorporated into a single, ancient, cyclopean eye, which later evolved into the vertebrate eyes.
    — Federica Sgorbissa, ArsTechnica, 6 Mar. 2026
  • The wall was built with a range of construction techniques, including cyclopean masonry.
    — Isis Davis-Marks, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Aug. 2021
Definition of cyclopean
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“Bunyanesque.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Bunyanesque. Accessed 1 Aug. 2026.

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