What is another word for monumental?

Pronunciation: [mˌɒnjuːmˈɛntə͡l] (IPA)

Monumental is a word used to describe something that is impressive or significant in size, importance or influence. There are several synonyms to describe monumental including majestic, imposing, grand, impressive, colossal, huge, gigantic, epic and massive. Each of these words can be used to describe something that is awe-inspiring, commanding attention and respect. Majestic is used to describe a grand and regal appearance, while imposing suggests a sense of authority and dominance. Colossal is used to describe something that is exceptionally large and impressive, whilst massive is used to describe something that is incredibly huge and significant. Regardless of the synonym used, monumental signifies something remarkable and noteworthy.

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What are the opposite words for monumental?

Monumental is defined as something large, impressive, and significant. Antonyms for this word include insignificant, trivial, and unremarkable. Other antonyms for monumental could be small, minor, and ordinary. A monumental task could be contrasted with an easy or straightforward task, while a monumental structure could be compared to a simple or basic one. When something is not monumental, it may lack importance, grandeur, and impact. It could be something that is easily forgettable or doesn't leave a lasting impression. Therefore, while monumental implies something of great significance, its antonyms suggest something that's less important or impressive.

Usage examples for Monumental

An individual was pointed out to the author who seemed to be very much interested in the library, and who was said to be here in behalf of the British Museum, London, to effect the transfer or exchange of certain duplicate volumes in the collection to the grand, monumental library of the great English metropolis.
"The Story of Malta"
Maturin M. Ballou
The worship of wealth, the monumental flattery of rich patrons and benefactors, was very interested and servile.
"Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius"
Samuel Dill
The excavations for this purpose have hitherto been unsuccessful: the Count met with many monumental stones, and many coffins of various kinds, but none that could be mistaken for the desired object; for one of the inscriptions on the late monument expressly states, that the Queen's bones had been wrapped in a linen cloth, and enclosed in a leaden box.
"Account of a Tour in Normandy, Vol. II. (of 2)"
Dawson Turner

Famous quotes with Monumental

  • It is like visiting one's funeral, like visiting loss in its purest and most monumental form, this wild darkness, which is not only unknown but which one cannot enter as oneself.
    Harold Brodkey
  • It appears to be monumental only because it's art.
    Christo
  • People think our work is monumental because it's art, but human beings do much bigger things: they build giant airports, highways for thousands of miles, much, much bigger than what we create.
    Christo
  • We have created indoor installations inside museums, like the Wrapped Floor at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago in 1968, and not monumental at all by any standards.
    Christo
  • I think Henry Miller has had huge influence not because he wrote about sex, but because the memoir or the nonfiction novel has become such a monumental force in American publishing, if not in literature.
    Leslie Fiedler

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