epic scale
Grandeur beyond measure
Epic scale describes magnitude so vast it evokes the sweeping scope of ancient epics—wars spanning continents, stories unfolding across generations.
The phrase appears in discussions of film, games, architecture, or historical events: a battle scene of epic scale, a disaster on an epic scale.
It suggests something grand enough to dwarf ordinary human concerns.
- vastnessState of being immense
- colossalExtremely large in scale
- expanseUnbroken area of space
- wide shotFull-scene camera framing
- grandeurImpressive splendor and scale
sweeping vistas · breathtaking · larger than life · range · epochal · awe-inspiring · monumentality · magnitude · immensity · saga · operatic · sprawling · world building · mythos · boundless · cast of thousands · transformative · legend
- epicsIliad, Odyssey, Aeneid, Beowulf, Gilgamesh
- Roland EmmerichIndependence Day, The Day After Tomorrow, 2012, Godzilla, Stargate
- Wagner OperasRichard Wagner, Wagner, Siegfried, Parsifal, Tristan
epic scalesmall scale
Limited in scope
tiny scale · minuscule · pocket-sized · compact · bite-sized
epic scalemodest
Lacking in pretension
small-time · humble · unambitious · restrained · unpretentious
epic scaleintimate
Closely personal or private
personal · domestic · quiet · human scale · understated