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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A couple of titanic Alonso homers could motivate the Mets, so, don’t let that happen.
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Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2024
The plan immediately set off mass protests that quickly evolved into a titanic clash between the government and a large segment of the Israeli population.
—Dahlia Scheindlin, Foreign Affairs, 27 Sep. 2024
The 16-foot pigeon statue is named Dinosaur out of homage to one of its titanic ancestors, the Tyrannosaurus rex.
—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
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Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2024
The plan immediately set off mass protests that quickly evolved into a titanic clash between the government and a large segment of the Israeli population.
—Dahlia Scheindlin, Foreign Affairs, 27 Sep. 2024
The 16-foot pigeon statue is named Dinosaur out of homage to one of its titanic ancestors, the Tyrannosaurus rex.
—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
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“Titanic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/titanic. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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titanic
adjective
ti·tan·ic
tī-ˈtan-ik
: enormous in size, force, or power
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