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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Putting my tin hat on and running for cover — what should be a titanic title clash feels, from a Liverpool perspective, to have in recent times become more reminiscent of modern-day Merseyside derbies.
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Carl Anka, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025
SpaceX has developed a titanic rocket and Starship super-capsule - ultimately designed to speed 100 astronauts across Moon and Mars odysseys - that might one day be chronicled as one of the technological wonders of the new millennium.
—Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
The discovery of this titanic napping black hole is a breakthrough for this theory.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 18 Dec. 2024
Facing these titanic forces, the gang embraces new ways of working together.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Nov. 2024
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Carl Anka, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025
SpaceX has developed a titanic rocket and Starship super-capsule - ultimately designed to speed 100 astronauts across Moon and Mars odysseys - that might one day be chronicled as one of the technological wonders of the new millennium.
—Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
The discovery of this titanic napping black hole is a breakthrough for this theory.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 18 Dec. 2024
Facing these titanic forces, the gang embraces new ways of working together.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Nov. 2024
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“Titanic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/titanic. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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titanic
adjective
ti·tan·ic
tī-ˈtan-ik
: enormous in size, force, or power
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