earthshaking | ||
1. | [ adjective ] loud enough to shake the very earth | |
Related terms: | loud | |
2. | [ adjective ] sufficiently significant to affect the whole world | |
Synonyms: | world-shattering world-shaking | |
Examples: | "earthshaking proposals" "the contest was no world-shaking affair" "the conversation...could hardly be called world-shattering" |
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Related terms: | significant | |