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
Recent Examples on the Web
In it, a group of cosmic misfits – including an infamous bounty hunter, a veteran mercenary (Kevin Hart), a tween explosives expert (Ariana Greenblatt) and a weirdo scientist (Jamie Lee Curtis) – is tasked with finding a missing girl.
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Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 29 Apr. 2024
According to Einstein’s general theory of relativity, any matter or energy can drive cosmic expansion.
—Charlie Wood, WIRED, 28 Apr. 2024
Tom Holland and Zendaya's Sweetest Photos Through the Years
Tom Holland and Zendaya’s romance and intimacy compatibility
The Spider-Man costars share one of the most cosmic alignments in romantic compatibility, including Mars and Venus, often referred to as the lovers of the cosmos.
—Valerie Mesa, Peoplemag, 26 Apr. 2024
Combined, these cosmic rarities stood out to scientists.
—Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Apr. 2024
The alignment of these pairs of letters is no cosmic coincidence.
—Sam Corbin, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2024
Quite unexpectedly, a cosmic confluence has become the tourist blowout of 2024.
—Samanth Subramanian, Quartz, 6 Apr. 2024
Her latest result takes us one step closer to understanding our cosmic beginnings.
—Shep Doeleman, TIME, 17 Apr. 2024
April 20 marks the start of the Jupiter-Uranus conjunction, a cosmic connection that will happen for the first time in Taurus since 1941.
—Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 16 Apr. 2024
Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 29 Apr. 2024
According to Einstein’s general theory of relativity, any matter or energy can drive cosmic expansion.
—Charlie Wood, WIRED, 28 Apr. 2024
Tom Holland and Zendaya's Sweetest Photos Through the Years
Tom Holland and Zendaya’s romance and intimacy compatibility
The Spider-Man costars share one of the most cosmic alignments in romantic compatibility, including Mars and Venus, often referred to as the lovers of the cosmos.
—Valerie Mesa, Peoplemag, 26 Apr. 2024
Combined, these cosmic rarities stood out to scientists.
—Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Apr. 2024
The alignment of these pairs of letters is no cosmic coincidence.
—Sam Corbin, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2024
Quite unexpectedly, a cosmic confluence has become the tourist blowout of 2024.
—Samanth Subramanian, Quartz, 6 Apr. 2024
Her latest result takes us one step closer to understanding our cosmic beginnings.
—Shep Doeleman, TIME, 17 Apr. 2024
April 20 marks the start of the Jupiter-Uranus conjunction, a cosmic connection that will happen for the first time in Taurus since 1941.
—Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 16 Apr. 2024
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“Cosmic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cosmic. Accessed 2 May. 2024.
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