humongous
Something humongous is really, really big. If you experiment with greenhouses, fertilization, and grow lights, you can grow a humongous pumpkin.
Humongous is an American slang word coined in the 1970s, copying more proper words like tremendous or enormous. If you want to describe something that's so big it's hard to really measure, like the national debt or the number of cells in your body, you can use the word humongous. Just don't use it in a formal paper.
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(used informally) very large
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Many of the words on this list have their origin in mythology or fiction, coming from the names of gods, giants, and monsters. That's fitting, because these terms can be used to describe the biggest animals, buildings, storms, and events that you've ever seen. For more synonym lists, explore our Say What You Mean resources.
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