titanic
adjective
ti·tan·ic
tī-ˈta-nik 
also tə-
: having great magnitude, force, or power : colossal
a titanic struggle
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Before becoming the name of the most famous ship in history, titanic referred to the Titans, a family of giants in Greek mythology who were believed to have once ruled the earth. They were subsequently overpowered and replaced by the younger Olympian gods under the leadership of Zeus. The size and power of the Titans is memorialized in the adjective titanic and in the noun titanium, a chemical element of exceptional strength that is used in the production of steel.
Synonyms
- astronomical
- astronomic
- Brobdingnagian
- bumper
- colossal
- 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
- tremendous
- vast
- vasty
- walloping
- whacking
- whopping
Examples of titanic in a Sentence
They put up a titanic struggle.
The batter hit a titanic home run.
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The problem for this reviewer, at least at first, was the expectation of titanic battles that decidedly do not describe the book.
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John Tamny, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
Swift has nine more concerts before her titanic show wraps on Dec. 8.
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—Bryan West, USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2024
In the process, swashbuckling entrepreneurs who seized on the right opportunities at the right time—Stanford, J. P. Morgan, John D. Rockefeller—amassed titanic levels of wealth, while a new working class earned only a pittance in wages.
—Yuen Yuen Ang, Foreign Affairs, 22 June 2021
A couple of titanic Alonso homers could motivate the Mets, so, don’t let that happen.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2024
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John Tamny, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
Swift has nine more concerts before her titanic show wraps on Dec. 8.
Don't miss any Taylor Swift news; sign up for the free, weekly newsletter This Swift Beat.
—Bryan West, USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2024
In the process, swashbuckling entrepreneurs who seized on the right opportunities at the right time—Stanford, J. P. Morgan, John D. Rockefeller—amassed titanic levels of wealth, while a new working class earned only a pittance in wages.
—Yuen Yuen Ang, Foreign Affairs, 22 June 2021
A couple of titanic Alonso homers could motivate the Mets, so, don’t let that happen.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2024
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“Titanic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/titanic. Accessed 27 Nov. 2024.
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titanic
adjective
ti·tan·ic
tī-ˈtan-ik
: enormous in size, force, or power
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