English adjective: prodigious | |||
1. | prodigious so great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe | ||
Samples | Colossal crumbling ruins of an ancient temple. Has a colossal nerve. A prodigious storm. A stupendous field of grass. Stupendous demand. | ||
Synonyms | colossal, stupendous | ||
Similar | big, large | ||
Antonyms | little, small | ||
2. | prodigious of momentous or ominous significance | ||
Samples | Such a portentous...monster raised all my curiosity. A prodigious vision. | ||
Synonyms | portentous | ||
Similar | important, significant | ||
Antonyms | unimportant, insignificant | ||
3. | prodigious far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree | ||
Samples | A night of exceeding darkness. An exceptional memory. Olympian efforts to save the city from bankruptcy. The young Mozart's prodigious talents. | ||
Synonyms | exceeding, exceptional, olympian, surpassing | ||
Similar | extraordinary | ||
Antonyms | ordinary | ||