as in whale
something or someone that is unusually large and powerful
by any standard, the new shopping mall will be an elephant and one that is certain to alter the retail landscape
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of elephant
However, what begins as a fight to save a dog’s life draws him into the unexpected world of animal law and becomes a series of cases on behalf of animals, culminating in an audacious Supreme Court challenge to free a zoo elephant.
—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
22 June 2026
Expect to spy herds of elephants or noisy hippos wading in the river just a few feet away.
—
Todd Plummer,
Robb Report,
19 June 2026
The Dior gown that Dovima wore while posing between elephants for Richard Avedon was a Saint Laurent design.
—
Brian Seibert,
New Yorker,
19 June 2026
The last two elephants, Billy and Tina, were transferred last year to the Tulsa Zoo after years of campaigning by animal rights advocates over cramped living conditions, health problems and the recent deaths of two other elephants.
—
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for elephant
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
22 June 2026
Expect to spy herds of elephants or noisy hippos wading in the river just a few feet away.
—
Todd Plummer,
Robb Report,
19 June 2026
The Dior gown that Dovima wore while posing between elephants for Richard Avedon was a Saint Laurent design.
—
Brian Seibert,
New Yorker,
19 June 2026
The last two elephants, Billy and Tina, were transferred last year to the Tulsa Zoo after years of campaigning by animal rights advocates over cramped living conditions, health problems and the recent deaths of two other elephants.
—
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for elephant
Recent Examples of Synonyms for elephant
Noun
-
After taking a lot of heat (lower case) over the years for failed attempts on big signings, Pat Riley finally landed another whale in Giannis.
-
Options for activities include paddleboarding and chasing Arctic swells in the fjords, sailing through sea cliffs and the uninhabited Hornstrandir Nature Reserve, and spotting whales, seals, Arctic foxes, and more wildlife.
Noun
-
Through a series of measures starting in 2022, Washington has cut off China’s access to the cutting-edge GPUs, throttling Chinese companies’ efforts in competing for the top AI models with US tech giants.
-
Some plan to do so especially using solar and nuclear, including tech giants Amazon and Google.
Noun
-
The sculptor has designed giant dinosaurs and monuments to his country’s independence heroes in Cutral Co, an oil-producing town that has never attracted nearly as much attention as other Patagonian communities surrounded by picturesque lakes and mountains.
-
As anyone knows on the digital side of things, waiting half a year to make orders that respond to live customer action data makes for lags as long as dinosaur legs.
Noun
-
Or will the monsters get in their way?
-
Making matters worse, Christophe has a spinal condition that requires him to wear a massive metal back brace 24/7, turning him into a pre-teen metal monster.
Noun
-
According to this theory, those now-extinct megafauna—the giant ground sloths and the giant beavers, the mastodons and mammoths, and even the lions and dire wolves—were relatively quickly hunted to extinction.
-
When Colossal Biosciences raises capital at a $10 billion valuation, investors are not betting on the mammoth.
Cite this Entry
“Elephant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elephant. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
