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noun

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How is the word mammoth distinct from other similar adjectives?

Some common synonyms of mammoth are colossal, enormous, gigantic, huge, immense, and vast. While all these words mean "exceedingly large," mammoth suggests both hugeness and ponderousness of bulk.

a mammoth boulder

When might colossal be a better fit than mammoth?

Although the words colossal and mammoth have much in common, colossal applies especially to a human creation of stupendous or incredible dimensions.

a colossal statue of Lincoln

How are the words enormous and immense related as synonyms of mammoth?

Enormous and immense both suggest an exceeding of all ordinary bounds in size or amount or degree, but enormous often adds an implication of abnormality or monstrousness.

an enormous expense
an immense shopping mall

When would gigantic be a good substitute for mammoth?

The words gigantic and mammoth can be used in similar contexts, but gigantic stresses the contrast with the size of others of the same kind.

a gigantic sports stadium

When can huge be used instead of mammoth?

In some situations, the words huge and mammoth are roughly equivalent. However, huge commonly suggests an immensity of bulk or amount.

incurred a huge debt

Where would vast be a reasonable alternative to mammoth?

The meanings of vast and mammoth largely overlap; however, vast usually suggests immensity of extent.

the vast Russian steppes

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of mammoth
Adjective
In shorthand, with Marcus Johansson’s $2 million also coming off the books, the Wild will have more than roughly $22 million in available cap space when free agency begins July 1, a mammoth increase from what general manager Bill Guerin has had at his disposal for the past two offseasons. John Shipley, Twin Cities, 31 Jan. 2025 This is all familiar territory for Simon, which operates the mammoth Woodbury Common Premium Outlets in upstate New York, housing Gucci, Prada, Loro Piana, Saint Laurent, Brunello Cucinelli and many others. Evan Clark, WWD, 30 Jan. 2025
Noun
This team wants to resurrect the mammoth, the flightless dodo and Tasmanian tiger, an Australian marsupial that went extinct in 1936. Katie Hunt, CNN, 16 Jan. 2025 Rife is set to embark on his mammoth The Stay Golden Tour next year which includes a large slate of North American shows that kick off on March 8 in Dallas and conclude in Boston on Dec. 31, 2025, with 30 stops scheduled between those dates. Jay Stahl, USA TODAY, 3 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for mammoth
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mammoth
Adjective
  • This is the Hoosiers’ second gigantic Quad 1 win in the past two weeks, including a win at Michigan State.
    Joe Rexrode, The Athletic, 23 Feb. 2025
  • In 2010 astronomers detected a gigantic gas cloud 31,000 light-years from Earth, on the other side of our galaxy.
    Phil Plait, Scientific American, 20 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Like penguins, dolphins, and whales, people feel a strong connection to them.
    Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Feb. 2025
  • The duo has ventured into a kelp forest, an underwater area dense with brown algae that supports vast swaths of marine life like sea otters and whales.
    Curtis Bunn, NBC News, 1 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • So that was the Warner Bros. connection, and Harold and Warner Bros. did me a giant favor by sending Vision Quest to Stanley Kubrick.
    Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Feb. 2025
  • But the ever-growing Baja side of the menu now includes fish tacos, snapper Veracruz, a spicy sausage queso and margaritas the size of a giant fishbowl.
    Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Its feathers and wishbone align it with birds, while its teeth, claws and bony tail tie it to theropod dinosaurs.
    Scott Travers, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
  • Cooper was inked with another dinosaur, which Wyatt pointed to in the picture.
    Hannah Sacks, People.com, 21 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • The 27-track album became a huge catalyst for the recent spotlight on Black country artists and the genre's roots.
    Caché McClay, USA TODAY, 21 Feb. 2025
  • The Rams, on the other hand, didn’t commit publicly to the QB in their season-ending news conferences last month and will be hesitant to shell out a huge sum or a lengthy deal with Stafford turning 37 earlier this month.
    Dan Duggan, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Distorted and exaggerated by Weegee’s hand—with grins set in a chilling rictus, or eyes and noses spread wide and pancaked—these idols became monsters.
    Naomi Fry, The New Yorker, 22 Feb. 2025
  • Monster Train 2 looks to be building on the foundations of its predecessor, so players will once again board a train and defend it against incoming monster hordes on several vertical levels at the same time.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 20 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • Trump demanded $500 billion in Ukraine's minerals as repayment for U.S. assistance, but Zelenskyy retorted that American aid hasn't come close to that enormous figure.
    Francesca Chambers, USA TODAY, 25 Feb. 2025
  • The Nothing Phone 3a Pro has three of those glowing Glyphs on the back, framing the enormous camera module.
    Ryan Whitwam, Ars Technica, 24 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • This lineage once ruled the food chain in the time after dinosaurs went extinct, preying on primates, early hippos, early elephants and hyraxes, but were later wiped out themselves.
    Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 19 Feb. 2025
  • In that incident, an elephant charged a truck, flipped it over, killed the tourist, and injured five others.
    CBS News, CBS News, 13 Feb. 2025

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