colossal

1. 1.

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

   “colossal crumbling ruins of an ancient temple”

   “has a colossal nerve”

   “a prodigious storm”

   “a stupendous field of grass”

   “stupendous demand”

   Synonymsprodigiousstupendous

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Questions about colossal

What does colossal mean?

colossal means "so great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe".

How many syllables are in colossal?

colossal has 3 syllables: co-los-sal. The stress falls on "los". In IPA it is /kəˈlɑsəl/.

What is another word for colossal?

Close synonyms include prodigious, stupendous. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is colossal a common word?

colossal is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.