What is another word for epic?
272 synonyms foundPronunciation:
[ ˈɛpɪk], [ ˈɛpɪk], [ ˈɛ_p_ɪ_k]Table of Contents
Similar words for epic:- all (adjective)
- astronomical (adjective)
- heroic (adjective)
- poetic (adjective)
- titanic (adjective)
- big (noun)
- chronicle (noun)
- communication (noun)
- epic (noun)
- heroic (noun)
- history (noun)
- poem (noun)
- saga (noun)
- story (noun)
- other synonyms
Definition for Epic:
- Narrated in a grand style; pertaining to or designating a kind of narrative poem, usually called an heroic poem, in which real or fictitious events, usually the achievements of some hero, are narrated in an elevated style.
Synonyms for Epic:
adj.
•all (adjective) •astronomical (adjective)- very big,
- considerable,
- jumbo,
- Mega,
- colossal,
- very large,
- monumental,
- sizeable,
- gigantic,
- mammoth,
- whopping,
- astronomic,
- tremendous,
- enormous,
- vast,
- massive,
- ginormous,
- prodigious.
- exaggerated,
- courageous,
- noble,
- gritty,
- gutsy,
- dauntless,
- high-flown,
- valorous,
- daring,
- grand,
- stouthearted,
- fearless,
- gallant,
- undaunted,
- intrepid,
- unafraid,
- doughty,
- mythological,
- bold,
- elevated,
- valiant,
- inflated.
n.
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- light years,
- ages,
- hours,
- months,
- long.
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- cartoon,
- B movie,
- chiller,
- animation,
- anime,
- buddy movie,
- biopic,
- chick flick,
- costume drama,
- blue movie.
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- bleak,
- hard,
- disagreeable,
- awful,
- bad,
- unappealing,
- harsh,
- unattractive,
- unpleasant,
- objectionable.
- big.
- autobiography,
- album,
- account,
- newsletter,
- statement,
- archive,
- catalog,
- record,
- calendar,
- recital,
- newspaper,
- narrative,
- biography,
- journal,
- notebook,
- daybook,
- index,
- enumeration,
- docket,
- chronology,
- register,
- Cashbook,
- chronicle,
- diary,
- anecdote,
- inventory,
- memorandum,
- yearbook,
- Bank book,
- ledger,
- memo,
- book,
- scrapbook,
- description,
- log.
Other synonyms:
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- eon,
- tearjerker,
- farce,
- doggerel,
- aeon,
- unconvincing,
- screenplay,
- urban myth,
- overripe,
- tragic,
- prequel,
- racy,
- mythic,
- untold,
- tall tale,
- gory,
- legendary,
- masque,
- truthful,
- black comedy,
- swashbuckling,
- subplot,
- folk tale,
- horror story,
- romantic,
- autobiographical,
- mystery play,
- horror,
- lament,
- elegy,
- nonlinear,
- faction,
- oral history,
- month,
- fairy tale,
- life history,
- romp,
- folklore,
- juicy,
- tragicomedy,
- nursery rhyme,
- pantomime,
- abridged,
- epigram,
- free verse,
- melodrama,
- threnody,
- cock-and-bull story,
- rime,
- ghost story,
- psalm,
- comedy,
- fictional,
- suspenseful,
- trilogy,
- tell-all,
- eternity,
- picaresque,
- passion play,
- mythical,
- classic,
- fanfic,
- two-hander,
- fantasy,
- age,
- fictitious,
- detective,
- historical,
- ditty,
- tragedy,
- thriller,
- filmic,
- spine-chilling,
- parody,
- life story,
- biographical,
- sequel,
- ode.
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- follow up,
- year,
- textured,
- adaptation,
- hour,
- ballad,
- light year,
- mystery,
- musical.
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- tableau,
- full-length,
- drama,
- rhyme.
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- lay.
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- HIT.
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Antonyms for Epic:
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adj.
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astronomical
small, insignificant.
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immortal
unknown, mortal, infamous, unimportant.
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poetic
prosaic.
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Other antonyms:
unprepossessing, sordid, humble, paltry, mediocre, mean, common, puny, modest, second-rate, run-of-the-mill, measly, petty, trifling, abject, unimposing, unimpressive, trivial, average, little, lowly, meretricious, unheroic, shabby, ordinary.
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astronomical
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n.
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epic
short story.
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poem
prose.
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epic
Epic Sentence Examples:
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Turning from tragedy to epic, he did not now, like Andronicus, translate from the Greek, but launched out on the new venture of a Roman epic.
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This legend of an epic hour A child I dreamed, and dream it still, Under the great grey water - tower That strikes the stars on Campden Hill.
Homophones for Epic:
- evacuee, episcia, effigy, effuse, eyepiece, eohippus, eaves, efface, epos, EbS, euphausiacea, epoxy, euphagus, efficacious, epizoic, epiphysis, Ephesus, epoch, efficacy, epigaea, evoke.
Hypernym for Epic:
n.
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communication
heroic meter, heroic verse, Chanson De Geste, rhapsody, heroic.
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communication
Hyponym for Epic:
n.
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communication
verse form, poem.
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communication