variants
or less commonly cosmical
1
a
: of or relating to the cosmos, the extraterrestrial vastness, or the universe in contrast to the earth alone
cosmic radiation
b
: of, relating to, or concerned with abstract spiritual or metaphysical (see metaphysical sense 2) ideas
cosmic wisdom
2
: characterized by greatness especially in extent, intensity, or comprehensiveness
a cosmic thinker
a book of cosmic significance
Synonyms
- astronomical
- astronomic
- Brobdingnagian
- bumper
- colossal
- cyclopean
- elephantine
- enormous
- galactic
- gargantuan
- giant
- gigantesque
- gigantic
- grand
- herculean
- heroic
- heroical
- Himalayan
- huge
- humongous
- humungous
- immense
- jumbo
- king-size
- king-sized
- leviathan
- mammoth
- massive
- mega
- mighty
- monster
- monstrous
- monumental
- mountainous
- oceanic
- pharaonic
- planetary
- prodigious
- super
- super-duper
- supersize
- supersized
- titanic
- tremendous
- vast
- vasty
- walloping
- whacking
- whopping
Examples of cosmic in a Sentence
The discovery caused a cosmic shift in people's views of the world.
predicted that the war would forever be regarded as a cosmic error
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Nebulas are large regions of cosmic gas and dust, and can be truly spectacular targets.
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John Natale, Hartford Courant, 26 Dec. 2024
But on Christmas Eve this year, we'll be acutely reminded of the sun's cosmic nature thanks to a resilient little spacecraft on a spectacular journey through space: the Parker Solar Probe.
—Monisha Ravisetti, Space.com, 23 Dec. 2024
Communication issues and cosmic run-ins will further run rampant by the time Mercury stations retrograde in Aries on March 29.
—Roya Backlund, StyleCaster, 23 Dec. 2024
Several scientific theories, such as cosmic inflation, suggest the possibility of a multiverse—a collection of universes, including ours.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
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John Natale, Hartford Courant, 26 Dec. 2024
But on Christmas Eve this year, we'll be acutely reminded of the sun's cosmic nature thanks to a resilient little spacecraft on a spectacular journey through space: the Parker Solar Probe.
—Monisha Ravisetti, Space.com, 23 Dec. 2024
Communication issues and cosmic run-ins will further run rampant by the time Mercury stations retrograde in Aries on March 29.
—Roya Backlund, StyleCaster, 23 Dec. 2024
Several scientific theories, such as cosmic inflation, suggest the possibility of a multiverse—a collection of universes, including ours.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for cosmic
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“Cosmic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cosmic. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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