immense

[ ih-mens ]

adjective

1. vast; huge; very great:

   an immense territory.

   Synonyms: extensive

2. immeasurable; boundless.
3. Informal. splendid:

   You did an immense job getting the project started.

immense

/ ɪˈmɛns /

adjective

1. unusually large; huge; vast
2. without limits; immeasurable
3. informal.
   very good; excellent

Derived Forms

• imˈmensely, adverb
• imˈmenseness, noun

Other Words From

• im·mense·ly adverb
• im·mense·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of immense¹

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English, from Latin immēnsus “huge, boundless, immeasurable,” equivalent to im- “un-” + mēnsus, past participle of mētīrī “to measure”; im- ²

Word History and Origins

Origin of immense¹

C15: from Latin immensus, literally: unmeasured, from im- (not) + mensus measured, from mētīrī to measure

Synonym Study

See huge.

Example Sentences

The loss of possessions has been immense in this region.

From BBC

Metals such as titanium are most commonly used as they are reliable under immense pressures.

From BBC

Trump has already officially named his "border czar," an unofficial position he apparently plans on imbuing with immense power.

From Salon

That’s because the amount of content fed to AI bots such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT to “train” them is so immense that it’s almost impossible to pinpoint any particular content that has been infringed when the bot spits out an answer to a user’s query.

From Los Angeles Times

Caitlyn embodies this point of view both because of her social status and because of her immense personal loss during Jinx’s attack.

From Salon

Related Words

• boundless
• colossal
• endless
• enormous
• extensive
• gigantic
• great
• huge
• immeasurable
• infinite
• limitless
• mammoth
• massive
• monstrous
• monumental
• prodigious
• tremendous
• vast