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Antonyms for gargantuan

Grammar : Adj
Spell : gahr-gan-choo-uhn
Phonetic Transcription : gɑrˈgæn tʃu ən

Definition of gargantuan

Origin :
  • 1590s, from Gargantua, large-mouthed giant in Rabelais' novels, supposedly from Spanish/Portuguese garganta "gullet, throat," which is from the same imitative root as gargle.
  • adj very large
Example sentences :
  • "He has been treating me to Gargantuan discourse, Jacqueline," said the fool, humbly.
  • Extract from : « Under the Rose » by Frederic Stewart Isham
  • The Gargantuan facade itself was enough to smother comprehension.
  • Extract from : « The Blind Spot » by Austin Hall
  • London like some Gargantuan babe, is awake, crying for its milk.
  • Extract from : « The Second Thoughts of An Idle Fellow » by Jerome K. Jerome
  • But that which has most puzzled and shocked readers are the specially Gargantuan passages relating to eating and drinking.
  • Extract from : « Essays in English Literature, 1780-1860 » by George Saintsbury
  • He dropped his hand sheepishly when he realized it was only a sneeze—though a gargantuan one.
  • Extract from : « Planet of the Damned » by Harry Harrison
  • The sight of that gargantuan sweep of cliff coming on top of the weariness of the journey had crushed her.
  • Extract from : « The Beach of Dreams » by H. De Vere Stacpoole
  • My supplies may well be too generous; and it might be prudent to try a little dieting after this Gargantuan good cheer.
  • Extract from : « More Hunting Wasps » by J. Henri Fabre
  • Slowly he swung around to face the window and the gray ship, standing like a Gargantuan sundial counting the last days of Earth.
  • Extract from : « Alien Offer » by Al Sevcik
  • With all its dozens of tons of weight, it jerked in a gargantuan death agony.
  • Extract from : « Astounding Stories, April, 1931 » by Various
  • Boom methods of Gargantuan scale were applied to cultural factors as well as to the physical.
  • Extract from : « Guide to Life and Literature of the Southwest » by J. Frank Dobie

Synonyms for gargantuan

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