Big and Colossal

Big

Big adjective - Of a size greater than average of its kind.
Usage example: bought a big apple to quench his raging appetite

Colossal is a synonym for big in large topic. In some cases you can use "Colossal" instead an adjective "Big".

Nearby Word: bigness

Colossal

Colossal adjective - Unusually large.
Usage example: a colossal statue of the town's founder

Big is a synonym for colossal in size topic. You can use "Big" instead an adjective "Colossal".

Nearby Word: colossus

Both words in one sentence

  • Tragic Bromance But the truely tragic part of this friendship happens much later in the manga, when (big, BIG spoiler, seriously) Armin gives up his own life so that Eren can defeat the Colossal Titan.
  • Characters / Disney Infinity: Marvel Super Heroes So he made this, a colossal suit of armor as big as the Hulk meant to withstand his worst punishment.
  • The colossal failure of the big-budget adaptation of Clive Cussler's Raise the Titanic!
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