Himalayan

adjective

ˌhi-mə-ˈlā-ən How to pronounce Himalayan (audio)
Definition of Himalayannext
as in giant
unusually large as military blunders go, the disastrous Pickett's Charge was of Himalayan proportions

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for Himalayan
  1. giant
  2. vast
  3. gigantic
  4. huge
  5. enormous
  6. mountainous
  7. mammoth
  8. tremendous
Adjective
  • Last year, an ancient, still-active volcano was found off the Canadian coast, covered in millions of giant eggs laid by Pacific white skates (a hauntingly beautiful cartilaginous fish that looks like a stingray).
    Scott Travers, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
  • Her fitness footage includes shots of her flipping giant tires, lifting weight, boxing and flexing her muscular biceps.
    Shyla Watson, People.com, 14 Dec. 2024
Definition of giant
Adjective
  • For the vast majority of whitetails, this isn’t true.
    Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Meanwhile, in developing markets such as the Philippines or Vietnam, the primary challenge has been financial inclusion - addressing the vast unmet need for basic banking services among the underbanked and unbanked populations.
    Zennon Kapron, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of vast
Adjective
  • The gigantic Young-Hee is among the first things players see when their number is called.
    Jennifer Maas, Variety, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Start showing off your personal style with gigantic hair bows, sneaker charms, busy necklaces, and layered keychains—in this, more is more.
    Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of gigantic
Adjective
  • Theoretically, that's a positive thing for a huge country like Canada—but not right now.
    Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
  • Even ignoring the other chocolates—the milks, the whites, the unsweeteneds—there’s a huge selection at almost any grocery store.
    Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of huge
Adjective
  • Turnout was enormous, the highest in more than thirty years.
    Lauren Collins, The New Yorker, 7 Dec. 2024
  • Lottery players have seen enormous jackpots recently, with previous winners of both the Powerball and Mega Millions breaking into the top 10 largest jackpots in U.S. lottery history.
    Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of enormous
Adjective
  • There are also many wonderful properties in the mountainous region of Jabal Akhdar, including Alila Jabal Akhdar and Anantara Al Jabal Akhdar Resort.
    Mo Noubani, Travel + Leisure, 12 Dec. 2024
  • With Tennessee’s numerous rural, mountainous regions, families are often far from food banks or other meal distribution sites.
    Elizabeth Chuck, NBC News, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of mountainous
Adjective
  • The Big Story Massive annual defense policy bill passes in House The House on Wednesday passed the annual defense policy bill, sending the mammoth measure to the Senate for consideration ahead of Congress’s end-of-month deadline.
    Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 11 Dec. 2024
  • From the same bone analyses, the researchers extrapolated that mammoth meat made up 40 percent of the mother’s diet.
    Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of mammoth
Adjective
  • Overall, a tremendous amount of thought and care has gone into the design of the HP OmniBook Ultra Flip, elevating it above the run-of-the-mill laptop.
    Barry Collins, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
  • The Hawks are causing tremendous problems with their perimeter defensive length through Jalen Johnson and Dyson Daniels, who leads the NBA with 3.04 steals per game and is the conference’s reigning Defensive Player of the Month.
    Joe Vardon, The Athletic, 14 Dec. 2024
Definition of tremendous
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