humongous

adjective

hu·​mon·​gous hyü-ˈməŋ-gəs 

yü-,

-ˈmäŋ-

variants or less commonly humungous

hyü-ˈməŋ-gəs 

: extremely large : huge

a humongous building

humongous amounts of money

Synonyms

• astronomical
• astronomic
• Brobdingnagian
• bumper
• colossal
• cosmic
• cosmical
• cyclopean
• elephantine
• enormous
• galactic
• gargantuan
• giant
• gigantesque
• gigantic
• grand
• herculean
• heroic
• heroical
• Himalayan
• huge
• 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 humongous in a Sentence

a humongous dish of ice cream

I'm sleepy because I ate a humongous lunch.

Recent Examples on the Web

Emerging in these humongous annual batches is likely an evolutionary strategy. —Brian Resnick, Vox, 3 May 2024

Mega-tractors would tow humongous bladders of fuel, wood crates packed with scientific instruments, and the rest of the cargo to a staging ground 150 miles into the interior. —Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 12 June 2024

Without humans around to flee in terror or get crushed under humongous feet, the kaiju are just standard-issue blockbuster digital figments crashing together on a computer screen. —Alison Willmore, Vulture, 28 Mar. 2024

This visual marvel is best enjoyed on the big screen, from the beautiful desolation and arid dunes of Arrakis to the humongous (and famous) CGI sandworms. —Anya Jaremko-Greenwold, theweek, 6 Mar. 2024

Word History

Etymology

perhaps alteration of huge + monstrous

First Known Use

1964, in the meaning defined above