Synonyms of giant

giant 1 of 2

noun

ˈjī-ənt 

as in whale

something that is unusually large and powerful

the Great Pyramids of Egypt are giants among the world's architectural wonders

Synonyms & Similar Words

• whale
• dinosaur
• monster
• mammoth
• elephant
• behemoth
• titan
• colossus
• Goliath
• hulk
• jumbo
• leviathan
• blockbuster
• mastodon
• whopper
• dreadnought
• heavyweight
• giantess
• juggernaut
• bulk
• amazon
• steamroller

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dwarf
• diminutive
• midget
• shrimp
• pigmy
• pygmy
• mite
• runt
• half-pint
• lightweight
• wisp
• weakling
• wimp
• peewee
• nonentity
• twerp
• whippersnapper

giant

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adjective

as in gigantic

unusually large

the giant sycamore tree that dwarfs our house is almost 250 years old

Synonyms & Similar Words

• gigantic
• huge
• enormous
• massive
• vast
• colossal
• tremendous
• mammoth
• immense
• monumental
• monster
• bumper
• astronomical
• monstrous
• big
• titanic
• mighty
• astronomic
• mountainous
• sizable
• oversized
• gargantuan
• humongous
• mega
• cosmic
• oversize
• oceanic
• great
• jumbo
• grand
• super
• planetary
• galactic
• heroic
• elephantine
• humungous
• prodigious
• whopping
• cyclopean
• cosmical
• supersized
• king-size
• Himalayan
• herculean
• king-sized
• majestic
• leviathan
• heroical
• substantial
• considerable
• pharaonic
• supersize
• handsome
• gigantesque
• major
• Brobdingnagian
• good
• formidable
• vasty
• whacking
• super-duper
• sizeable
• staggering
• imposing
• extensive
• outsized
• walloping
• bulky
• hefty
• gross
• overgrown
• outsize
• hulking
• voluminous
• largish
• infinite
• tidy
• goodly
• grandiose
• overwhelming
• monolithic
• towering
• stupendous
• cavernous
• lofty
• august
• boundless
• immeasurable

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• tiny
• miniature
• diminutive
• microscopic
• micro
• pygmy
• minuscule
• midget
• teeny
• pocket
• small
• infinitesimal
• microscopical
• Lilliputian
• wee
• bitty
• teensy
• little bitty
• mini
• little
• puny
• smallish
• minute
• petite
• undersized
• microminiature
• undersize
• teeny-weeny
• bantam
• teensy-weensy
• dinky
• dwarfish
• pint-size
• pint-sized
• half-pint

Examples of giant in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Apple, Huawei, Vivo, and Xiaomi each racked up 100 million yuan ($14 million) in direct sales on Monday, the first day of direct sales from e-commerce giant Alibaba, according to the (Alibaba-owned) South China Morning Post. —Alena Botros, Fortune Asia, 25 Oct. 2024

The Asian giants went to war in 1962 over their undemarcated border, which has been a constant irritant in ties. —Fox News, 25 Oct. 2024

Adjective

The giant swordfish then went back to diving and circling the boat. —Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 24 Oct. 2024

Turns are broken up by mini-games, including bumping each other off the stage, avoiding giant boulders, and answering pop quizzes. —PCMAG, 23 Oct. 2024