astronomic
Beyond earthly scale
Astronomic is an older variant of astronomical, meaning related to astronomy or, more commonly, extremely large in scale.
Astronomic figures, costs, or amounts are so vast they evoke the distances between celestial bodies: The national debt has reached astronomic levels.
The form astronomical is now more common in both literal and figurative uses.
Unreasonably high, as costs
- staggeringShockingly impressive or unsteady
- eye-wateringCausing tears to form
- sky-highExtremely or excessively elevated
- stratosphericExtremely high up
outrageous · jaw-dropping · whopping · colossal · enormous · obscene · ridiculous · shocking
Extremely great in size
- immenseExtremely large in scope
- colossalExtremely large in scale
- enormousExtremely large in scale
- galacticRelating to stellar systems
light-years · megaparsec · supermassive · infinite · boundless · unfathomable · incomprehensible · staggering
Complete system or domain
- cosmosOrderly totality of existence
- space-timeFused dimensional framework
- big bangLoud explosive noise
- dark matterLightless cosmic mass
dark energy · black holes · quasars · redshift · cosmology · multiverse · singularity · interstellar
exorbitant
Unreasonably high, as costs
- staggeringShockingly impressive or unsteady
- eye-wateringCausing tears to form
- sky-highExtremely or excessively elevated
stratospheric · outrageous · jaw-dropping · whopping · colossal · enormous · obscene · ridiculous · shocking · steep
vast
Extremely great in size
galactic · light-years · megaparsec · supermassive · infinite · boundless · unfathomable · incomprehensible · staggering · mind-boggling
universe
Complete system or domain
- cosmosOrderly totality of existence
- space-timeFused dimensional framework
- big bangLoud explosive noise
dark matter · dark energy · black holes · quasars · redshift · cosmology · multiverse · singularity · interstellar · intergalactic
stars
Luminous celestial bodies
- planetsStar-orbiting celestial bodies
- galaxiesGravitationally bound stellar assemblies
- constellationsRecognized celestial groupings
nebulae · comets · meteors · asteroids · moons · orbits · telescope · observatory · Hubble · stargazing
astronomictiny
Extremely small in size
minuscule · microscopic · infinitesimal · small · miniature
astronomicreasonable
Showing sound judgment
modest · moderate · affordable · nominal · manageable
- astronomy clubGroup studying celestial bodies
- amateur astronomyRecreational celestial observation
- astronomical tablesComputed celestial coordinates listings
- radio astronomyAnalyzing cosmic electromagnetic emissions
- astronomical clockCelestial-tracking timekeeping mechanism
- astronomy classAcademic study of space
astronomy, astronomical, astronomer, astronomers, astronomically