colossal
adjective
co·los·sal
kə-ˈlä-səl 
1
: of, relating to, or resembling a colossus
colossal statues
2
: of a bulk, extent, power, or effect approaching or suggesting the stupendous or incredible
colossal rock formations
colossal stellar explosions
3
: of an exceptional or astonishing degree
a colossal failure
a colossal bore
colossal ambition
Synonyms
- astronomical
- astronomic
- Brobdingnagian
- bumper
- cosmic
- cosmical
- 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 colossal in a Sentence
a colossal statue of the town's founder
Recent Examples on the Web
This colossal bridge spanning a deep gorge has been in the hands of the Barberini family since 1633, when Pope Urban VIII acquired the surrounding estate.
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David Laskin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 June 2024
Madama Lucrezia, located by the Palazzo Venezia, is a colossal Roman bust that stands nearly ten feet tall.
—Elizabeth Djinis, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 May 2024
Two climbers were waiting to be rescued near the peak of Denali, a colossal mountain that towers over miles of vast tundra in southern Alaska, officials said Wednesday.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 30 May 2024
Enter: the Extra Large Trunk Spinner by Briggs & Riley, which can accommodate a whopping 123 liters in its colossal two compartments.
—Cassandra Brooklyn, Travel + Leisure, 29 May 2024
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David Laskin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 June 2024
Madama Lucrezia, located by the Palazzo Venezia, is a colossal Roman bust that stands nearly ten feet tall.
—Elizabeth Djinis, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 May 2024
Two climbers were waiting to be rescued near the peak of Denali, a colossal mountain that towers over miles of vast tundra in southern Alaska, officials said Wednesday.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 30 May 2024
Enter: the Extra Large Trunk Spinner by Briggs & Riley, which can accommodate a whopping 123 liters in its colossal two compartments.
—Cassandra Brooklyn, Travel + Leisure, 29 May 2024
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colossal
adjective
co·los·sal
kə-ˈläs-əl
1
: of, relating to, or resembling a colossus
especially
: of very great size
a colossal office building
2
: extraordinary, exceptional
colossal growth
a colossal failure
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