Brobdingnag

Synonyms for "brobdingnag" (16 found)

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Closest matches (4)

Noun(4 words)
colossalcolossal scaleenormous magnitudeextensive

Strong matches (4)

Noun(4 words)
fictional realmgargantuangiant landgiant size

Related words (8)

Noun(8 words)

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  • Closest matches in this entry: colossal, colossal scale, enormous magnitude, extensive, fictional realm.
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Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

5 relation types

More general

8 entries
extentfictional settingfictitious placegeographical regionimaginary placemythical placeplacesize

More specific

8 entries

Collocations

11 entries
Brobdingnag giantsBrobdingnag satireBrobdingnag settingGulliver's Travels Brobdingnagbrobdingnagian bureaucracybrobdingnagian costbrobdingnagian datasetbrobdingnagian proportionsbrobdingnagian scalebrobdingnagian sizeland of Brobdingnag

Inflections

1 entries

Derivations

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Sample sentences

2 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

[…] if this Treatiſe ſhould happen to be tranſlated into the language of Brobdingnag (which is the general name of that Kingdom) and tranſmitted thither, the King and his People would have reaſon to complain that I had done them an Injury by a falſe and diminutive Repreſentation.

Source: wiktionary

The satire takes a new twist when, on his second voyage, Gulliver visits Brobdingnag, whose inhabitants tower above him. The boot is now on the other foot, and it is Gulliver who is exposed as diminutive of stature and understanding alike. The Brobdingnagians furthermore excite Swift's disgust at the flesh. Their very grossness exaggerates all the minute flaws and hideousness normally concealed from the eye by the limitations of human vision.

Source: wiktionary

Common questions

What are the closest synonyms for "brobdingnag"?

Closest matches include colossal, colossal scale, enormous magnitude, extensive, fictional realm.

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