EPIC: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for EPIC?

Need another word that means the same as “epic”? Find 14 synonyms and 30 related words for “epic” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Epic” are: epic poem, epos, heroic poem, epic film, epical, heroic, long, grand, monumental, vast, ambitious, arduous, extraordinary, herculean

Epic as a Noun

Definitions of "Epic" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “epic” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• The genre of epics.
• An exceptionally long and arduous task or activity.
• A long poem, typically one derived from ancient oral tradition, narrating the deeds and adventures of heroic or legendary figures or the past history of a nation.
• A long film, book, or other work portraying heroic deeds and adventures or covering an extended period of time.
• A long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds.

Synonyms of "Epic" as a noun (4 Words)

epic film	A long narrative poem telling of a hero’s deeds.
epic poem	A long narrative poem telling of a hero’s deeds.
epos	A body of poetry that conveys the traditions of a society by treating some epic theme.
heroic poem	A verse form suited to the treatment of heroic or elevated themes; dactylic hexameter or iambic pentameter.

Usage Examples of "Epic" as a noun

• The romances display gentler emotions not found in Greek epic.
• The business of getting hospital treatment soon became an epic.
• A Hollywood biblical epic.

Epic as an Adjective

Definitions of "Epic" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “epic” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• Relating to or characteristic of an epic or epics.
• Heroic or grand in scale or character.
• Constituting or having to do with or suggestive of a literary epic.
• Particularly impressive or remarkable.
• Very imposing or impressive; surpassing the ordinary (especially in size or scale.

Synonyms of "Epic" as an adjective (10 Words)

ambitious	Having or showing a strong desire and determination to succeed. An ambitious enterprise.
arduous	Difficult to accomplish; demanding considerable mental effort and skill. The arduous work of preparing a dictionary.
epical	Constituting or having to do with or suggestive of a literary epic.
extraordinary	(of a meeting) specially convened. Young children need extraordinary amounts of attention.
grand	(of a crime) serious. Collecting on a grand scale.
herculean	Extremely difficult; requiring the strength of a Hercules. Herculean exertions.
heroic	Of or representing heroes or heroines. Heroic explorers.
long	Of a broker or their position in the market buying or based on long stocks. In long supply.
monumental	Great in importance, extent, or size. It s been a monumental effort.
vast	Unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope. At vast or immense expense.

Usage Examples of "Epic" as an adjective

• Epic tradition.
• Our national epic poem Beowulf.
• An epic voyage.
• The gig last night was epic.
• These CEOs are paid salaries and bonuses in the millions despite their epic failures.
• A tragedy of epic proportions.
• His epic journey around the world.

Associations of "Epic" (30 Words)

anthology	A collection of selected literary passages. A double CD anthology of Moby Grape the legendary Sixties San Francisco band.
assonant	Having the same sound (especially the same vowel sound) occurring in successive stressed syllables. Note the assonant words and syllables in tilting at windmills.
bard	A poet, traditionally one reciting epics and associated with a particular oral tradition. Our national bard Robert Burns.
bibliophile	A person who collects or has a great love of books.
fiction	A deliberately false or improbable account. The notion of the country being a democracy is a polite fiction.
language	Coarse or offensive language. The film contains some violence and bad language.
literate	A literate person. Their parents were uneducated and barely literate.
literature	The humanistic study of a body of literature. The technical literature.
lyric	Write lyrics for a song. She has published both music and lyrics for a number of songs.
metaphorical	Expressing one thing in terms normally denoting another. Many of our metaphorical expressions develop from our perceptions of the body.
minstrel	A performer in a minstrel show. The exaggerated dialect of blackface minstrels.
missive	A document in the form of a letter exchanged by the parties to a contract. Yet another missive from the Foreign Office.
poem	A piece of writing in which the expression of feelings and ideas is given intensity by particular attention to diction (sometimes involving rhyme), rhythm, and imagery. Lyric poems.
poesy	Poetry. The genius of poesy.
poetic	Of or relating to poets. Turner s vision of the rainbow was poetic.
poetics	Study of poetic works. Both poetics and rhetoric make use of narrative structure.
poetry	Any communication resembling poetry in beauty or the evocation of feeling. Poetry and fire are nicely balanced in the music.
potboiler	A literary composition of poor quality that was written quickly to make money (to boil the pot.
prose	A passage of prose for translation into a foreign language. Closely typed in best office prose.
quatrain	A stanza of four lines.
read	Having a specified level of knowledge as a result of reading. He didn t dare look away in case this was read as a sign of weakness.
rhapsody	A free instrumental composition in one extended movement, typically one that is emotional in character. Liszt's Hungarian Rhapsodies.
rhyme	Of a poem or song be composed in rhyme. Balloon rhymes with moon.
sentence	Pronounce a sentence on somebody in a court of law. His sentence was 5 to 10 years.
song	A musical composition suggestive of a song. He bought it for a song.
sonnet	Compose a sonnet. He sonneted his hostess now.
stanza	A fixed number of lines of verse forming a unit of a poem.
verse	Speak in or compose verse versify. She versed herself in Roman archeology.
write	Underwrite an insurance policy. He had to write a cheque for 800.
writer	A scribe. A writer of short stories.