monumental

adjective
UK: /ˌmɒnjʊˈmentl/
US: /ˌmɑːnjəˈmentl/

  1. Very important and having a great influence.

    1. That was a monumental achievement for our team.
    2. The completion of the bridge was a monumental undertaking that took many years.

  2. Extremely large or impressive.

    1. The monumental statue stood in the square.
    2. We faced a monumental task, but we were determined to succeed despite the challenge.

Synonyms

significant important historic grand immense huge massive enormous

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The word "monumental" in English means: Very important and having a great influence., Extremely large or impressive..

The phonetic transcription of "monumental" is /ˌmɒnjʊˈmentl/ in British English and /ˌmɑːnjəˈmentl/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "monumental": significant, important, historic, grand, immense, huge, massive, enormous.

Example usage of "monumental": "That was a monumental achievement for our team.". More examples on the page.