ELEPHANTINE Synonyms: 123 Similar and Opposite Words

elephantine

adjective

ˌe-lə-ˈfan-ˌtēn

Definition of elephantine

as in gigantic

unusually large the wedding reception was held under an elephantine tent on the great lawn

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Recent Examples of elephantine Those boxy fender extensions are open in the rear to channel dirty air coming off the wheels, while a carbon-composite front splitter and an elephantine carbon-fiber rear wing glue the Corolla to the road. — Caleb Miller, Car and Driver, 1 Nov. 2022 The life of a mastodon, an elephantine creature that roamed across North America 13,000 years ago, has been illuminated by a study of its tusks. — Katie Hunt, CNN, 18 June 2022 Pop goddesses were not diving from the rafters and guitar heroes were not casting elephantine shadows. — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 14 Feb. 2022 Johns’s entire body of work, to go by this elephantine show of more than 500 works, is akin to a trove of Nabokovian love letters — obscure and thwarted, but also punning, mordant, full of life. — Washington Post, 29 Sep. 2021 See All Example Sentences for elephantine

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Or mapping a gigantic sailboat mural on the wall of her living room.

— Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 25 Aug. 2026
Kneeling beside the fallen buck, Charles, an avid trophy bowhunter, ran his hands over the gigantic rack.

— Jeff Murray, Outdoor Life, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of gigantic

Adjective

What’s more, engineers will also be able to use the giant crane in the growing offshore wind industry.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2026
The filming site was an empty office building in Fremont, California, and the explosion was real; pyrotechnician Tom Fisher used hundreds of gallons of gas to create that giant fireball.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of giant

Adjective

South Florida’s vast Caribbean diaspora knows that consuls general come and go.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026
Dark matter and dark energy, also not yet directly observed, together are the source of the vast majority of energy in the universe, but their physical natures are unknown.

— Don Figer, The Conversation, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of vast

Adjective

That's an enormous battery for a PHEV – sufficiently large that for many owners, the gasoline engine could remain largely dormant during normal commuting.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 29 Aug. 2026
The sport generates enormous media and sponsorship revenues, drives conference realignment and finances many of the other sports that universities operate.

— Joshua Hong, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of enormous

Adjective

Golden Tempo, meanwhile, assumed his position near the back of the field as his deep closing style has delivered huge glory in the past.

— Danny Brewer, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
At least 788 people have been killed in Nepal following huge torrents along the Nepal-China border on Wednesday, according to local police.

— Bhadra Sharma, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of huge

Adjective

In a statement posted on social media, Obama highlighted Parton’s humble roots, colossal impact in music and Hollywood, and her philanthropic work.

— Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 26 Aug. 2026
Phuket, Thailand’s largest island in the Andaman Sea, is home to a colossal 147-foot marble statue known as Big Buddha and revered for its white-sand beaches.

— Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of colossal

Adjective

However, fundraising on such a massive scale has also heightened market concerns over long-term capacity oversupply.

— , CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
Trump then argued that a massive renovation of the building can’t be completed without his fundraising – and recognition for it with his name on the building and grounds – even though Congress appropriated $257 million for the project.

— Bart Jansen, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of massive

Adjective

But Coyote has hitched his hopes for the mammoth case upon a man who could only be called a coward.

— Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026
Warships, mammoth bones and parts of ancient constructions all have emerged from the slumping waters of the Danube, the Rhine and other rivers in the scorching drought that has also disrupted trade, power and water supplies.

— ABC News, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026

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