Meaning & use
astronomic
Extremely large in size, amount, or degree, often used to emphasize how vast something is.
See it in a sentence
The company racked up astronomic debts after years of reckless spending.
Ticket prices for the final reached astronomic levels within hours of going on sale.
A note on using this word
Astronomic and astronomical are used interchangeably to mean 'huge,' but astronomical is far more common in everyday writing.
Words with a similar meaning
enormouscolossal
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Words with an opposite meaning
tiny
Another way to use it
2. adjective
Relating to astronomy or the study of celestial objects.
The observatory hosted an astronomic exhibit explaining how telescopes measure starlight.
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