List of 426 Sets of Synonyms - How they Differ - Total of 2307 Words - 139

SYNONYMS: enormous, immense, huge, gigantic, colossal, mammoth, tremendous, stupendous, gargantuan, vast.
These adjectives describe what is extraordinarily large.

Enormous suggests a marked excess beyond the norm in size, amount, or degree: an enormous boulder; enormous expenses.
Immense refers to boundless or immeasurable size or extent: an immense crowd of people; immense pleasure.
Huge especially implies greatness of size or capacity: a huge wave; a huge success.
Gigantic refers to size likened to that of a giant: a gigantic redwood tree; a gigantic disappointment.
Colossal suggests a hugeness that elicits awe or taxes belief: colossal crumbling ruins of an ancient temple; has a colossal nerve.
Mammoth is applied to something of clumsy or unwieldy hugeness: a mammoth ship; a mammoth multinational corporation.
Tremendous suggests awe-inspiring or fearsome size: a tremendous monument 100 feet high; ate a tremendous meal.
Stupendous implies size that astounds or defies description: an undertaking of stupendous difficulty. The whole thing was a stupendous, incomprehensible farce.
Gargantuan especially stresses greatness of capacity, as for food or pleasure: a gargantuan appetite
Vast refers to greatness of extent, size, area, or scope: All the land was shrouded in one vast forest.