Himalayan

adjective

ˌhi-mə-ˈlā-ən How to pronounce Himalayan (audio)
Definition of Himalayannext
as in giant
unusually large as military blunders go, the disastrous Pickett's Charge was of Himalayan proportions

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for Himalayan
  1. giant
  2. vast
  3. gigantic
  4. huge
  5. enormous
  6. mountainous
  7. mammoth
  8. tremendous
Adjective
  • In a landscape that has also seen the WNBA and NWSL take giant leaps forward, the PWHL continues to advance at breakneck speeds.
    Carol Schram, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
  • Finding the few out of the thousands that can give actionable skincare insights is like finding a handful of needles in a giant haystack.
    Victoria Song, The Verge, 12 Jan. 2025
Definition of giant
Adjective
  • But the vast majority of the remaining defensive possessions were troubling for a team supposedly tailor-made to stop these very problems in their tracks.
    Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 18 Jan. 2025
  • The vast majority of Redditors sided with the teenager, with many saying that asking someone to accommodate house guests during a visit is okay — but not at the cost of basic essentials such as warmth.
    Toria Sheffield, People.com, 18 Jan. 2025
Definition of vast
Adjective
  • There's a gigantic piece of pizza, a burger complete with lettuce and tomato slices and, of course, meatballs.
    Caroline Reid, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
  • Tyson last fought a sanctioned fight in 2005 , losing a sixth-round TKO to gigantic Irishman Kevin McBride, a fighter of little renown beyond that win.
    Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 10 Jan. 2025
Definition of gigantic
Adjective
  • Figuring out which category a person falls into and acting accordingly can be a huge challenge.
    Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Jan. 2025
  • The song not only became a huge viral hit, but also reached the No.1 position for the first time in history, a milestone that also represents a breakthrough for the traditional carranga music genre, which has recently found a new place in the music industry.
    Ingrid Fajardo, Billboard, 15 Jan. 2025
Definition of huge
Adjective
  • This both-at-once ability, known as superposition, conveys an enormous computational advantage, one that increases when more qubits are working together.
    Charina Chou, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
  • The Apple Valley Model Railroad Museum has an enormous (22 feet by 100 feet) model railroad built in a picturesque Western North Carolina landscape.
    Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of enormous
Adjective
  • The territory consists of dense rainforest and mountainous terrain that stretches from the Caribbean coast almost across the country to the Pacific Ocean.
    Adam Williams, NPR, 11 Jan. 2025
  • New smoke activity to the southeast appeared on the mountainous horizon, with helicopters and large airplanes circulating it.
    Jourdan Rodrigue, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
Definition of mountainous
Adjective
  • Our mammoth game is the last one, which just has to make the NFL schedule-makers giddy.
    Chris Branch, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
  • Norwegian design studio Salt Ship Design had a mammoth 6,500 gross tonnes of volume to play with, so gave the vessel a distinctive reverse bow and open aft deck that’s primed for helicopter ops.
    Katia Damborsky, Robb Report, 2 Jan. 2025
Definition of mammoth
Adjective
  • By Angela Haupt January 13, 2025 3:19 PM EST Watching your home, belongings, and neighborhood disappear to a tremendous wildfire is physically and emotionally unimaginable.
    Angela Haupt, TIME, 13 Jan. 2025
  • Members of Arkansas' congressional delegation are wielding tremendous influence at the start of this new Congress.
    Alex Thomas, arkansasonline.com, 12 Jan. 2025
Definition of tremendous
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