Translation of "monumental" into English

De fapt, suferinta este atat de mare, incat a sa devine din ce in ce mai putin monumentala.

In fact, suffering is so huge and enormous, his own becomes less and less monumental.

E o minune că omenirea a ridicat atâtea civilizaţii cu o asemenea distracţie monumentală la îndemână.

It's a wonder that humankind has constructed any kind of civilization with this monumental distraction at hand.