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colossal

/kəˈlɑsəl/adjective3 syllables

Colossal means: so great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe.

Synonyms for colossal9

adjective, as in so great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe

prodigious, stupendous, large, big

also used for colossal

enormous, giant, gigantic, immense, vast

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What does colossal mean?1

adjective

1

so great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe“colossal crumbling ruins of an ancient temple”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with colossal?2

two syllables

fossil

three syllables

apostle
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Colossal in a sentence

  • Algeria has colossal amounts of oil and gas.Amastan
  • Our marriage turned out to be a colossal flop.Nuel
  • Nuclear weapons can cause colossal damage to humanity.Amastan
  • He has a colossal growth on his foot.anzart
  • The project required a colossal amount of funding.IMer
  • Katrina, however, cannot compare to a colossal hurricane on Saturn.Hybrid
  • The completion of the Suez canal was a colossal achievement.Hybrid
  • Algeria is a colossal behemoth to be reckoned with in the Mediterranean region.Amastan

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