NYT Dictionary

GARGANTUAN

/ɡɑɹˈɡæn.t͡ʃu.ən/
Adjectivegar-GAN-tu-angar-gan-tu-an · 4 syllablesGrade 7

Accepted in official NYT Spelling Bee puzzle years: 2022, 2025

Meaning

Huge; immense; tremendous.

Etymology

Origin: French

From French Gargantua, a giant with a very large appetite in Rabelais's The Inestimable Life of Gargantua. Rabelais derived Gargantua from the Portuguese and Spanish garganta (“throat”).

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

colossalenormousgianthugehumongousimmenseamplebigexceedingcosmic

NYT Puzzle Appearances

Accepted in 1 recorded puzzle:

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