variants
or less commonly cosmical
1
a
: of or relating to the cosmos, the extraterrestrial vastness, or the universe in contrast to the earth alone
cosmic radiation
b
: of, relating to, or concerned with abstract spiritual or metaphysical (see metaphysical sense 2) ideas
cosmic wisdom
2
: characterized by greatness especially in extent, intensity, or comprehensiveness
a cosmic thinker
a book of cosmic significance
Synonyms
- astronomical
- astronomic
- Brobdingnagian
- bumper
- colossal
- cyclopean
- elephantine
- enormous
- galactic
- gargantuan
- giant
- gigantesque
- gigantic
- grand
- herculean
- heroic
- heroical
- Himalayan
- huge
- humongous
- humungous
- immense
- jumbo
- king-size
- king-sized
- leviathan
- mammoth
- massive
- mega
- mighty
- monster
- monstrous
- monumental
- mountainous
- oceanic
- pharaonic
- planetary
- prodigious
- super
- super-duper
- supersize
- supersized
- titanic
- tremendous
- vast
- vasty
- walloping
- whacking
- whopping
Examples of cosmic in a Sentence
The discovery caused a cosmic shift in people's views of the world.
predicted that the war would forever be regarded as a cosmic error
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In this cosmic horror feature, a strange symbiote creature arrives deep in the wilderness of a rocky mountainside, attracting all kinds of people, from good-natured individuals looking for salvation to bloodthirsty mercenaries looking to snuff out a potential threat.
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Jamie Lang, Variety, 19 Nov. 2024
Even in his Lear’s final moments, Branagh, despite the God’s eye above him, chooses the literal over the cosmic.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2024
They’re also engaged in a cosmic struggle in their minds.
—Sean Illing, Vox, 9 Nov. 2024
About 2 million years ago—yesterday, on cosmic timescales—the largest star’s thermonuclear core ignited.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2024
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Jamie Lang, Variety, 19 Nov. 2024
Even in his Lear’s final moments, Branagh, despite the God’s eye above him, chooses the literal over the cosmic.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2024
They’re also engaged in a cosmic struggle in their minds.
—Sean Illing, Vox, 9 Nov. 2024
About 2 million years ago—yesterday, on cosmic timescales—the largest star’s thermonuclear core ignited.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2024
See all Example Sentences for cosmic
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“Cosmic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cosmic. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.
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