Synonyms of prodigious
120 similar words · 58 opposite words
Another word for prodigious is precocious. Other synonyms of prodigious are big, giant, liberal, unusual and unexpected. The opposite of prodigious is small.
Synonyms and similar words for prodigious
adjectiveIn a positive sense: marvellous, wonderful; (specifically) extremely talented, especially at a...
- precociousExhibiting advanced skills and aptitudes at an abnormally early age.
adjectiveIn a negative sense: appalling, horrifying, shocking; (specifically, archaic) abnormal, freakish...
- monstrous
- aberrant
- abnormal
- alien
- anomalous
- bizarreStrangely unconventional; highly unusual and different from common experience, often in an extravagant, fantastic...
- booky
- curious
- deviantCharacterized by deviation from an expectation or a social standard.
- discrepantShowing difference; inconsistent, dissimilar.
- eerie
- eldritchUnearthly, supernatural, eerie, preternatural.
- errant
- exceptional
- extraordinary
- fey
- forby UK, dialectalUncommon; out of the ordinary; extraordinary; superior.
- freakStrange, weird, unexpected.
- freakish
- freaky
- funny
- heteroclite
- hinky informal
- incongruous
- incongruitousSynonym of incongruous.
- irregular
- kooky informal
- nonstandard
- odd
- outlandish
- out of the ordinaryExtraordinary, unusual, or exceptional, especially for the better.
- outré
- peculiar
- quaint dialectal
- queer
- queer as a clockwork orange UK
- queer as a nine bob note UKSynonym of queer as a clockwork orange.
- queer as a three dollar bill US
- queer as a coot
- rare
- selcouthStrange, unusual, rare; unfamiliar; marvellous, wondrous.
- seld
- singular
- strange
- trippy informalStrange, surreal, similar to the effects of a hallucinogen.
- uncanny
- uncommon
- unconventional
- unearthly
- unexpectedNot expected, anticipated or foreseen.
- unreasonable
- unusualNot usual, out of the ordinary.
- unwonted
- weird
- weirdsomeMarked by weirdness; strange; mysterious.
- yampy UK, dialectalBarmy; mad; daft.
- as queer as Dick's hatband dated
- fremd dialectal, rare
- queer as Dick's hatband datedVery queer: very unusual or strange.
- rum UK, dated
- rummy UK, dated
- uncouth archaic
adjectiveVery big in extent, quantity, or size; abundant; intense; colossal, huge.
- extreme
- prolific
- enormous
- gigantic
- ample
- bigOf great size, large.
- exceeding literaryProdigious.
- cosmic
- bodacious
- broad
- commodious
- considerable
- expansive
- good-sizedOf a reasonably large size.
- full
- generous
- giantVery large.
- grand
- great
- hefty
- hench
- immense
- jumboEspecially large or powerful.
- larger than life
- leviathanVery large; enormous, gargantuan.
- liberalAmple, abundant; generous in quantity.
- long
- massive
- mega-
- overlargeExcessively large; too big; oversize.
- outsizedOf an unusually large size.
- oversize
- oversizedVery large; especially of something larger than normal for its type.
- roomySpacious, expansive, comfortable.
- rotund
- sizeableStandard spelling of sizable.
- spacious
- stonking Australia, slangImpressively large; exciting.
- substantial
- tall
- vast
- voluminous
- wide
- astronomic
- behemothicColossal, of enormous size and power.
- big fat
- boxcarExtremely large.
- BrobdingnagianEnormous, huge, far larger than is customary for such a thing.
- bulky
- colossalExtremely large or on a great scale.
- cyclopean
- Daniel LambertishExtremely obese.
- elephantineVery large.
- elephantic
- gargantuanHuge; immense; tremendous.
- giantesqueSynonym of gigantesque.
- gigantesqueVery large; like a giant; gigantic.
Opposite of prodigious
adjectiveIn a negative sense: appalling, horrifying, shocking; (specifically, archaic) abnormal, freakish...
- average
- medial
- basic
- bog-standard derogatoryUtterly basic, ordinary, or standard; unremarkable, unexceptional, etc.
- common
- commonplaceOrdinary; not having any remarkable characteristics.
- common-and-garden UKOrdinary, standard.
- common-or-garden Ireland, UKOrdinary, standard.
- congruent
- consistent
- conventional
- customary
- everyday
- expectedAnticipated; thought to be about to arrive or occur.
- garden varietyOrdinary, common, or unexceptional.
- improminentNot prominent.
- mundane
- natural
- normal
- ordinary
- par for the courseNormal; common; to be expected. (Often connotes something undesirable).
- par
- plain
- plain vanillaSynonym of garden variety.
- quotidian
- regular
- routine
- run-of-the-millOrdinary; not special.
- standard
- standard issue
- typical
- unexceptionalNot exceptional.
- unremarkableNot remarkable.
- unstrangeNot strange.
- usualMost commonly occurring; typical.
- vulgar
- wakeadayMundane (as one wakes up to each day).
- workaday
adjectiveVery big in extent, quantity, or size; abundant; intense; colossal, huge.
- compact
- fun size euphemisticSmall in size.
- fun-sized euphemistic
- ickleLittle.
- insignificant
- lit'l
- little
- low
- modestSmall, moderate in size.
- miniMiniature, tiny, small.
- pettyLittle or small in size.
- pint-sized colloquialComparatively small in size.
- pocket-size
- slim
- slight
- smallNot large or big; insignificant; few in number.
- small-scale
- undersizedBelow the usual or expected size.
- wee Ireland, ScotlandSmall, little.
- wurly Scotland
Meaning of prodigious
- adjective Extraordinarily amazing.
- adjective In a positive sense: marvellous, wonderful; (specifically) extremely talented, especially at a young age.
- adjective In a negative sense: appalling, horrifying, shocking; (specifically, archaic) abnormal, freakish, monstrous, unnatural.
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Questions about synonyms of prodigious
- What is another word for prodigious?
- Prodigious has 120 synonyms on Word.ws, such as precocious, big, giant, liberal, unusual, unexpected, freak and bizarre.
- What is the opposite of prodigious?
- The opposite of prodigious is small. Other antonyms of prodigious are expected, usual and modest.
- What does prodigious mean?
- Prodigious means extraordinarily amazing.
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