# titanic

/taɪˈtænɪk/ (US) · /taɪtˈænɪk/ (UK) · CEFR C1 · Adjective

Source: https://englishreference.com/word/titanic
Updated: 2026-08-15

## Definition

having great strength, size, or power. You use this to describe something that is much bigger or more important than usual.

For teachers: possessing exceptional strength, size, or power; of enormous scope or magnitude. Often used to describe significant struggles, efforts, or physical structures.

## Examples

- The two companies are locked in a titanic struggle for market control.
- The construction of the new dam was a titanic task that required thousands of workers and years of planning.
- The novel depicts a titanic clash between traditional values and the rapid industrialization of the early twentieth century.

## Usage notes

- Typically used as an attributive adjective before the noun it modifies.

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