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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)

heroic, larger-than-life, large, big

adjective, as in constituting or having to do with or suggestive of a literary epic

epical

also used for epic

epopee, extraordinary, momentous, remarkable

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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