variants
or less commonly cosmical
1
a
: of or relating to the cosmos, the extraterrestrial vastness, or the universe in contrast to the earth alone
cosmic radiation
b
: of, relating to, or concerned with abstract spiritual or metaphysical (see metaphysical sense 2) ideas
cosmic wisdom
2
: characterized by greatness especially in extent, intensity, or comprehensiveness
a cosmic thinker
a book of cosmic significance
Synonyms
- astronomical
- astronomic
- Brobdingnagian
- bumper
- colossal
- cyclopean
- elephantine
- enormous
- galactic
- gargantuan
- giant
- gigantesque
- gigantic
- grand
- herculean
- heroic
- heroical
- Himalayan
- huge
- humongous
- humungous
- immense
- jumbo
- king-size
- king-sized
- leviathan
- mammoth
- massive
- mega
- mighty
- monster
- monstrous
- monumental
- mountainous
- oceanic
- pharaonic
- planetary
- prodigious
- super
- super-duper
- supersize
- supersized
- titanic
- tremendous
- vast
- vasty
- walloping
- whacking
- whopping
Examples of cosmic in a Sentence
The discovery caused a cosmic shift in people's views of the world.
predicted that the war would forever be regarded as a cosmic error
Recent Examples on the Web
This peculiarity could be crucial evidence for establishing how the first black holes formed at even earlier cosmic epochs scarcely plumbed even by JWST.
—
Fabio Pacucci, Scientific American, 27 June 2024
Their antics may trap you in a cosmic undertow, wherein multiple pressing tasks threaten to drown you.
—Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 25 June 2024
Pisces February 19 – March 20 A cosmic fog could obscure your path forward.
—Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 18 June 2024
The wrong kind of politics, Taylor implies, arises from the loss of a cosmic connection which the Romantics first sensed, and which now is part of the unhappy inheritance of our civilization.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 17 June 2024
See all Example Sentences for cosmic 
Fabio Pacucci, Scientific American, 27 June 2024
Their antics may trap you in a cosmic undertow, wherein multiple pressing tasks threaten to drown you.
—Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 25 June 2024
Pisces February 19 – March 20 A cosmic fog could obscure your path forward.
—Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 18 June 2024
The wrong kind of politics, Taylor implies, arises from the loss of a cosmic connection which the Romantics first sensed, and which now is part of the unhappy inheritance of our civilization.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 17 June 2024
See all Example Sentences for cosmic
These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'cosmic.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.
Dictionary Entries Near cosmic
Cite this Entry
“Cosmic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cosmic. Accessed 14 Jul. 2024.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share