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.
Recent Examples on the Web
The 16-foot pigeon statue is named Dinosaur out of homage to one of its titanic ancestors, the Tyrannosaurus rex.
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Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 26 Oct. 2024
But there was someone equally if not more responsible for that titanic political development: James Carville.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2024
The titanic five-game tussle between the Detroit Tigers and Cleveland Guardians in the American League playoffs last week should remain a hot rivalry for many years if 2024 minor-league results mean anything.
—Chuck Murr, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
There are psych-rock freakouts and campfire sing-alongs, all centered on his ability to render simple, two-chord progressions as titanic tectonic shifts that reconfigure the landscape in their wake.
—Pitchfork, 1 Oct. 2024
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Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 26 Oct. 2024
But there was someone equally if not more responsible for that titanic political development: James Carville.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2024
The titanic five-game tussle between the Detroit Tigers and Cleveland Guardians in the American League playoffs last week should remain a hot rivalry for many years if 2024 minor-league results mean anything.
—Chuck Murr, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
There are psych-rock freakouts and campfire sing-alongs, all centered on his ability to render simple, two-chord progressions as titanic tectonic shifts that reconfigure the landscape in their wake.
—Pitchfork, 1 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for titanic
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“Titanic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/titanic. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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titanic
adjective
ti·tan·ic
tī-ˈtan-ik
: enormous in size, force, or power
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