The number of English words exceeds twenty times Shakespeare's prodigious vocabulary.
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Prodigious
/pɹəˈdɪd͡ʒəs/
Synonyms for "prodigious" (151 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (31)
Adjective(3 words)
abysmalamazingamplitudinousanomalousastonishingastoundingastronomicastronomicalatlanteanawesomebeguilingbewilderingbewitchedboundlessbrobdingnagianbulkycolossalcosmiccosmicalcracking
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Noun(1 words)
Strong matches (45)
Related words (75)
massivemassymightymind-blowingmind-bogglingmiraculousmonstermonstrousmonumentalmortalmountainousmythicalnecromanticnotablenoteworthyoutlandishoutsizeovergrownoverwhelmingpassing strange
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phenomenalportentousprofoundpuzzlingrareremarkablesensationalsizablespaciousspectacularstaggeringstartlingstrangestrikingstupefyingstupendoussurprisingthaumaturgictitanictoweringtremendousunexampledunfathomedunheard ofunheard-ofunimaginableuniqueunparalleledunprecedentedunspeakableuntoldunusualunutterablevastvirtuosovoluminousvoraciouswallopingweightywhalingwhoppingwonder-workingwonderfulwondrous
Adjective(9 words)
Adjective(1 words)
Noun(1 words)
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: colossal, exceptional, abysmal, amazing, amplitudinous.
- Sentence evidence is available for prodigious, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from wordnet, opengloss, moby, derived_reverse, and related lexical sources.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "prodigious".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "prodigious"
Keep "prodigious" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "prodigious" intact in the sentence you are editing.
2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.
Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
After choosing a replacement for "prodigious", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "prodigious" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
8 entriesMore specific
4 entriesCollocations
6 entriesprodigious amountprodigious effortprodigious growthprodigious memoryprodigious scaleprodigious talent
Inflections
2 entriesmore prodigiousmost prodigious
Derivations
2 entriessimilar
5 entriesTranslations
31 translations across 21 languages.
Armenian
1 entries- զարմանալի adj (extraordinarily amazing)
Bulgarian
2 entries- изумителен adj (extraordinarily amazing)
- удивителен adj (extraordinarily amazing)
Catalan
1 entries- prodigiós adj (extraordinarily amazing)
Dutch
1 entries- verbazingwekkend adj (extraordinarily amazing)
Estonian
1 entries- hämmastav adj (extraordinarily amazing)
Finnish
2 entries- hämmästyttävä adj (extraordinarily amazing)
- ällistyttävä adj (extraordinarily amazing)
French
1 entries- prodigieux adj (extraordinarily amazing)
German
1 entries- verwunderlich adj (extraordinarily amazing)
Hungarian
4 entries- bámulatos adj (extraordinarily amazing)
- csodálatos adj (extraordinarily amazing)
- páratlan adj (extraordinarily amazing)
- tüneményes adj (extraordinarily amazing)
Icelandic
1 entries- stórkostlegur adj (extraordinarily amazing)
Italian
1 entries- prodigioso adj (extraordinarily amazing)
Latvian
1 entries- apbrīnojams adj (extraordinarily amazing)
Macedonian
2 entries- неверо́јатен adj (extraordinarily amazing)
- чу́десен adj (extraordinarily amazing)
Norwegian
1 entries- fenomenal adj (extraordinarily amazing)
Occitan
1 entries- prodigiós adj (extraordinarily amazing)
Portuguese
1 entries- prodigioso adj (extraordinarily amazing)
Russian
4 entries- изуми́тельный adj (extraordinarily amazing)
- порази́тельный adj (extraordinarily amazing)
- удиви́тельный adj (extraordinarily amazing)
- умопомрачи́тельный adj (extraordinarily amazing)
Slovak
1 entries- podivuhodný adj (extraordinarily amazing)
Spanish
1 entries- prodigioso adj (extraordinarily amazing)
Swedish
1 entries- häpnadsväckande adj (extraordinarily amazing)
Turkish
2 entries- hayret verici adj (extraordinarily amazing)
- şaşırtıcı adj (extraordinarily amazing)
Sample sentences
26 total sentences available.
Her dress was a prodigious pair of self-willed shoes, that never wanted to go where her feet went; blue stockings; a printed gown of many colors, and the most hideous pattern procurable for money; and a white apron.
Source: tatoeba (4048595)
And so let freedom ring from the prodigious hilltops of New Hampshire. Let freedom ring from the mighty mountains of New York. Let freedom ring from the heightening Alleghenies of Pennsylvania. Let freedom ring from the snow-capped Rockies of Colorado. Let freedom ring from the curvaceous slopes of California.
Source: tatoeba (8304214)
Chess players with prodigious memories perform incredible feats, such as playing blindly, at the same time, a large number of matches.
Source: tatoeba (9963899)
Showing 4 of 26 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "prodigious"?
Closest matches include colossal, exceptional, abysmal, amazing, amplitudinous.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "prodigious"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.