enormous

Speech parts

1. enormous - Adjective

2. enormous - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

Exceeding the usual rule, norm, or measure; out of due proportion; inordinate; abnormal.

Exceedingly wicked; outrageous; atrocious; monstrous; as, an enormous crime.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

huge tremendous massive vast immense gigantic monstrous prodigious titanic large great extensive BIG substantial sizable
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Antonyms

bantam curt bijou flake piccolo gnome
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Phrases with the word

enormous Lyman-alpha nebula enormous force enormous wealth enormous fortune enormous power enormous strength

Anagrams

nemorous unmorose

Examples

I was born with an enormous need for affection, and a terrible need to give it. Audrey Hepburn

America is an enormous frosted cupcake in the middle of millions of starving people. Gloria Steinem

Initially, the horrific images of September 11th triggered an enormous wave of solidarity. Ulrich Beck

Words like "freedom," "justice," "democracy" are not common concepts; on the contrary, they are rare. People are not born knowing what these are. It takes enormous and, above all, individual effort to arrive at the respect for other people that these words imply. James Baldwin

The sea has an enormous thirst and an insatiable appetite. French Proverb

An elephant has enormous dung -- don't try to defecate like an elephant. Don't try to wipe someone else's ass if yours is unwiped. Tibetan Proverb

Close letter words and terms

enormify enormity enormity forgiveness enormous acid enormous amount enormous amount of money