variants
also humungous
as in huge
unusually large
I'm sleepy because I ate a humongous lunch
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of humongous
The amount of computer storage or memory is equally humongous.
—
Lance Eliot, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
The retirement of future Hall of Famer Aaron Donald left a humongous hole in a unit that had to be rebuilt with first- and second-year players.
—Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2025
Twelve helicopters are filling humongous water buckets hanging from cables and sucking seawater up through snorkels.
—Alec Luhn, WIRED, 10 Jan. 2025
Filtered across the main level are a humongous formal living room with a fireplace and coffered ceiling, a formal dining room, a billiards room with a wet bar, and an office space.
—Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 7 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for humongous
Lance Eliot, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
The retirement of future Hall of Famer Aaron Donald left a humongous hole in a unit that had to be rebuilt with first- and second-year players.
—Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2025
Twelve helicopters are filling humongous water buckets hanging from cables and sucking seawater up through snorkels.
—Alec Luhn, WIRED, 10 Jan. 2025
Filtered across the main level are a humongous formal living room with a fireplace and coffered ceiling, a formal dining room, a billiards room with a wet bar, and an office space.
—Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 7 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for humongous
Recent Examples of Synonyms for humongous
Adjective
-
The trend, which was huge in the 2010s in a memorable patchwork pattern, is actually a super comfortable way to rock shorts while traveling.—
Merrell Readman,
Travel + Leisure,
28 Mar. 2025
-
Red light therapy masks have been making a huge splash in the realm of skincare.—
Katie Decker-Jacoby,
StyleCaster,
28 Mar. 2025
Adjective
-
Born in Okayama, Japan, Hattori began his racing career on the open-wheel circuits of his home country before taking a giant leap across the Pacific to chase his dreams in America.—
Greg Engle,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
-
Dire wolves mostly ate horses and bison, with occasional forays into giant sloths and baby mammoths.—
D. T. Max,
New Yorker,
7 Apr. 2025
Adjective
-
The bathroom could be closed off with sleek pivoting panels and came—like all suites—with a gigantic shower and round bath the size of a Jacuzzi tub.—
Chris Schaklx,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Apr. 2025
-
The polar vortex is a gigantic, circular area of cold air high up in the atmosphere that typically spins over the North Pole (as its name suggests).—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
5 Apr. 2025
Adjective
-
Think of home runs in baseball, and the fan’s mind races to the mammoth distances a ball can fly when slugged right on the nose, or a history-making chase that captivates a nation.—
Dan Gelston,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Apr. 2025
-
Two days later, on September 10, at the mammoth Royal Albert Hall in London, Bernstein and the orchestra played the work yet again.—
David Denby,
The Atlantic,
1 Apr. 2025
Adjective
-
Well, that's what some people are doing for this monster doll from China called Labubu.—
Julia Gomez,
USA TODAY,
21 Mar. 2025
-
Leveraged and inverse ETFs give investors the opportunity to make monster bets on the stock market’s direction.—
Krysta Escobar,
CNBC,
27 Feb. 2025
Adjective
-
There was a feeling that the country was coming out of a massive crisis and that global institutions had a responsibility to help rebuild the country, strengthen its healthcare system, and make sure an outbreak like this could never happen again.—
The Dial,
The Dial,
10 Apr. 2025
-
May is the first month where the adjustments are seeing massive swings.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
10 Apr. 2025
Adjective
-
But some fans expressed their disappointment that the grand denouement – the identity of mysterious villain ‘H’ – failed to live up to audience expectations.—
Caroline Frost,
Deadline,
5 Apr. 2025
-
There’s no grand gestures, there’s no big flashy proposals.—
Reneysh Vittal,
Them.,
4 Apr. 2025
Adjective
-
Most teams have a tremendous amount at stake in the final week of the season.—
Nick Crain,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
-
Head coach Geno Auriemma earned his 12th NCAA women's basketball championship Sunday, after an 82-58 rout over No. 1 seed South Carolina, a tremendous feat for his legendary career – the most of any men's or women's program in NCAA history.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
7 Apr. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Humongous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/humongous. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share