earth-shattering
Changing everything forever
Earth-shattering describes something of tremendous significance or impact—so momentous it could metaphorically shake the planet.
The term often appears in hyperbolic contexts: It's not exactly earth-shattering news.
Genuine earth-shattering events reshape history or understanding: The discovery was earth-shattering for the field of physics.
Extremely impressive or beautiful
- shockingCausing intense surprise
- startlingCausing sudden surprise
- joltingShaking with sudden force
- jaw-droppingExtremely surprising or impressive
staggering · breathtaking · astounding · overwhelming · explosive · sensational · spectacular · thunderous
Relating to ground tremors
- monumentalExceptionally large or significant
- profoundIntensely meaningful or insightful
- pivotalVitally important, deciding
- far-reachingHaving broad impact
consequential · momentous · historic · landmark · watershed · epoch-making · life-changing · significant
Introducing radical new ideas
- transformativeCausing major change
- radicalRoot-indicating symbol
- pioneeringFirst to explore territory
- trailblazingBeing the first through
unprecedented · disruptive · game-changing · innovative · visionary · breakthrough · reforming · overhauling
stunning
Extremely impressive or beautiful
jaw-dropping · staggering · breathtaking · astounding · overwhelming · explosive · sensational · spectacular · thunderous · cataclysmic
seismic
Relating to ground tremors
- monumentalExceptionally large or significant
- profoundIntensely meaningful or insightful
- pivotalVitally important, deciding
far-reaching · consequential · momentous · historic · landmark · watershed · epoch-making · life-changing · significant · weighty
groundbreaking
Introducing radical new ideas
- transformativeCausing major change
- radicalRoot-indicating symbol
- pioneeringFirst to explore territory
trailblazing · unprecedented · disruptive · game-changing · innovative · visionary · breakthrough · reforming · overhauling · upending
- Hyperbolea zillion, bazillion, gazillion, bajillion, zillion
- Extreme Adjectivesastronomical, boundless, colossal, countless, endless
- impactful wordspowerful, striking, dramatic, forceful, compelling
- scary feelingsterrified, frightening, dreadful, creepiness, goosebumps
- theatricaltheatrical, dramatic, melodramatic, histrionic, hammy
earth-shatteringtrivial
Lacking significance or weight
insignificant · minor · inconsequential · negligible · immaterial
earth-shatteringunremarkable
Not worthy of comment
mundane · ordinary · forgettable · commonplace · everyday
earth-shatteringinconsequential
Lacking significance or impact
of no consequence · unimportant · meaningless · pointless · fruitless