gewaltig

huge, immense, tremendous

English translations

  1. 01

    huge

  2. 02

    immense

  3. 03

    violent

  4. 04

    considerable

Word details

German meaning
Sehr groß, stark oder beeindruckend.
English meaning
Enormous
Synonym
enorm, riesig
German example
Das ist ein gewaltiges Problem.
English example
That is an enormous problem.
Comparative
gewaltigerSuperlative: am gewaltigsten

Example sentences with “gewaltig”

  1. Wir haben einen gewaltigen Fehler gemacht. (We made a huge mistake.)

Frequently asked questions

Can 'gewaltig' mean violent?

While it shares a root with 'Gewalt' (violence), it is primarily used to describe size or intensity, not violence itself.