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 | ||