epic
/ˈɛp.ɪk/noun, adjective2 syllables
Epic means: very imposing or impressive; surpassing the ordinary (especially in size or scale).
Synonyms for epic12
noun, as in a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
epic poem, heroic poem, epos
adjective, as in very imposing or impressive; surpassing the ordinary (especially in size or scale)
adjective, as in constituting or having to do with or suggestive of a literary epic
epical
What does epic mean?3
adjective
1
very imposing or impressive; surpassing the ordinary (especially in size or scale)“an epic voyage”
2
constituting or having to do with or suggestive of a literary epic“epic tradition”
noun
1
a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Epic in a sentence
- When he started dating, he experienced many epic failures.Amastan
- You can't miss this party, it's going to be epic!Amastan
- That book is a real epic; it's over one thousand pages long.Huskion
- The poem told of epic adventures in a fantastic medieval world.Miktsoanit
- I don't even remember how the whole epic ended.AlanF_US
- NASA embarks on an epic summer road trip tens of millions of miles away.Cangarejo
- They make simple tasks feel like epic challenges.Nuel
- Ziri is dealing with an epic screw-up.Amastan
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of epic
as a noun
- plural
- epics