huge

UK: /ˈhjuːdʒ/ US: /hjudʒ/ ,(hyo̅o̅j or, often, yo̅o̅j)

Inflections of 'huge' (adj):

huger

adj comparative

hugest

adj superlative

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

huge /hyudʒ/   adj., hug•er, hug•est. 

1. extraordinarily large in size, weight, quantity, or area;
   gigantic:
   a huge ship.
2. very great;
   extraordinary:
   The book was a huge success.

huge•ly, adv. 
huge•ness, n. [uncountable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

huge  (hyo̅o̅j or, often, yo̅o̅j), adj., hug•er, hug•est. 

1. extraordinarily large in bulk, quantity, or extent:
   a huge ship; a huge portion of ice cream.
2. of unbounded extent, scope, or character;
   limitless:
   the huge genius of Mozart.

• Gmc; compare Old Norse haugr hill (see high)
• Old French ahuge, ahoge enormous, equivalent. to a- a-⁵ + hoge height
• Middle English huge, hoge 1225–75

huge′ly, adv. 
huge′ness, n. 
Synonyms

• 1. mammoth, gigantic, colossal; vast; stupendous; bulky.
  Huge, enormous, immense, tremendous imply great magnitude.
  Huge implies massiveness, bulkiness, or even shapelessness:
  a huge mass of rock; a huge collection of antiques.
  Enormous, literally out of the norm, applies to what exceeds in extent, magnitude, or degree, a norm or standard:
  an enormous iceberg.
  Tremendous, in informal use, applies to anything so huge as to be astonishing or to inspire awe:
  a tremendous amount of equipment.
  Immense, literally not measurable, is particularly applicable to what is exceedingly great, without reference to a standard:
  immense buildings.
  All are used figuratively:
  a huge success; enormous curiosity; tremendous effort; immense joy.

Antonyms

• 1. small, tiny, diminutive.

Pronunciation

See human. 

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huge / hjuːdʒ/ adjective

1. extremely large in size, amount, or scope

Etymology: 13th Century: from Old French ahuge, of uncertain origin

ˈhugeness noun