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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And some sky-gazers will be able to glimpse a cosmic magic trick when the moon appears to pass in front of Mars.
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Ashley Strickland, CNN, 13 Jan. 2025
Here's what the cosmos have in store for your zodiac sign this week, according to celebrity astrologer Kyle Thomas
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Get ready for a very busy cosmic week!
—Kyle Thomas, People.com, 12 Jan. 2025
The amount of loss and harm and pain is unthinkable and unfathomable and unforgivable on a cosmic level.
—Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 10 Jan. 2025
That is fortunate because cosmic dawn provides a unique insight into dark matter on small scales lost in the modern universe.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 8 Jan. 2025
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Ashley Strickland, CNN, 13 Jan. 2025
Here's what the cosmos have in store for your zodiac sign this week, according to celebrity astrologer Kyle Thomas
Comments
Get ready for a very busy cosmic week!
—Kyle Thomas, People.com, 12 Jan. 2025
The amount of loss and harm and pain is unthinkable and unfathomable and unforgivable on a cosmic level.
—Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 10 Jan. 2025
That is fortunate because cosmic dawn provides a unique insight into dark matter on small scales lost in the modern universe.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 8 Jan. 2025
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 20 Jan. 2025.
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