huge

Pronunciation

• (UK) (US) IPA ^(key): /hjuːd͡ʒ/ or [çu̟ːd͡ʒ]

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Adjective

Positive huge

Comparative huger

Superlative hugest

The elephant is huge.

1. If something is huge it is very big. When you say this, you mean bigger than large, or bigger than what is usually called big.
   • Synonyms: giant, gigantic and enormous
   • Antonyms: small, little and tiny

   Wow! That dog is so huge he could be a horse.

2. (informal) If something is huge it is very important or very exciting.

   He's moving all the way to Africa! That's huge!

Related words

• hugely