adj · neutral
enormous
UK/ɪˈnɔːməs/US/ɪˈnɔːrməs/e·NOR·mous
very large in size, quantity, or degree
Examples
“The city has an enormous population, which creates pressure on housing.”
“The project required an enormous amount of funding to be completed.”
“She made an enormous contribution to the research.”
Band 8 sentence
“The new transport link has had an enormous impact on local businesses, boosting trade and accessibility.”
Collocations
- enormous amount
- enormous pressure
- enormous influence
Word family
Common mistakes
There are an enormous informations about the topic.→There is enormous information about the topic.
He made an enormous numbers of mistakes.→He made an enormous number of mistakes.
Say it for a higher band
5big→6huge→7+enormous
Synonyms
huge
vast
massive
Easily confused
huge
“A huge number of students applied for the scholarship this year.”
vast
“The desert stretches across a vast area of the country.”
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