humongous
adjective
hu·mon·gous
hyü-ˈməŋ-gəs 
yü-,
-ˈmäŋ-
variants
or less commonly humungous
: extremely large : huge
a humongous building
humongous amounts of money
Examples of humongous in a Sentence
a humongous dish of ice cream
I'm sleepy because I ate a humongous lunch.
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For example, humongous locusts setting things on fire were completely ridiculous.
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Lauren Uppal, Mercury News, 22 July 2025
In short, any such proclamation should be taken with a humongous grain of salt.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 20 July 2025
Shohei Ohtani was the only NL All-Star during Monday’s media availability to have a more consistently humongous throng of reporters around his table.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 July 2025
To see that movie outdoors in that humongous screen for 18,000 people.
—Victoria Edel, People.com, 9 July 2025
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Lauren Uppal, Mercury News, 22 July 2025
In short, any such proclamation should be taken with a humongous grain of salt.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 20 July 2025
Shohei Ohtani was the only NL All-Star during Monday’s media availability to have a more consistently humongous throng of reporters around his table.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 July 2025
To see that movie outdoors in that humongous screen for 18,000 people.
—Victoria Edel, People.com, 9 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for humongous
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“Humongous.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/humongous. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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