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
Take this as your cosmic cue to roll up your sleeves and put your nose to the grindstone.
—
Tarot.com, Orlando Sentinel, 27 June 2024
Life is cruel, all is vanity, the house always wins and the cosmic joke is on us.
—Ty Burr, Washington Post, 27 June 2024
This places the earliest stars just 50-100 million years into cosmic history.
—Big Think, 24 June 2024
Taking 'Netflix and chill' to a whole new level
Hidden in the the two-story basement are the following amenities:
A stage
Movie theater
Catering kitchen
Ice cream parlor
Coffee shop
'Phenomenal cosmic powers!
—Joyce Orlando, USA TODAY, 24 June 2024
See all Example Sentences for cosmic 
Tarot.com, Orlando Sentinel, 27 June 2024
Life is cruel, all is vanity, the house always wins and the cosmic joke is on us.
—Ty Burr, Washington Post, 27 June 2024
This places the earliest stars just 50-100 million years into cosmic history.
—Big Think, 24 June 2024
Taking 'Netflix and chill' to a whole new level
Hidden in the the two-story basement are the following amenities:
A stage
Movie theater
Catering kitchen
Ice cream parlor
Coffee shop
'Phenomenal cosmic powers!
—Joyce Orlando, USA TODAY, 24 June 2024
See all Example Sentences for cosmic
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“Cosmic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cosmic. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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