monumental.

1. Exceptionally large, impressive, or important in scale.

2. Relating to a monument or intended as a lasting memorial.

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Words that belong together

• monumental building
• monumental achievement

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A monumental building dominated the square.

The restoration was a monumental undertaking.

The report exposed a monumental error.

Usage notes

Primary category: setting. Forms: More monumental; most monumental where gradable. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.