Goliath

noun

Go·​li·​ath gə-ˈlī-əth 

1

: a Philistine champion who in I Samuel 17 is killed by David

2

: giant

Synonyms of Goliath

• whale
• giant
• monster
• dinosaur
• mammoth

Examples of Goliath in a Sentence

the family-owned company lost the contract to a multibillion-dollar Goliath

Recent Examples on the Web

Gabrielle Goliath, who was to have to have represented South Africa at the Sixty-First Venice Biennale before a government official abruptly canceled her exhibition, will instead show her work outside the event. —News Desk, Artforum, 25 Mar. 2026

Tiny Goliath Trounces an Even Tinier David<\/h2>

While the iPad will continue to help the average user get by with paying the bills or writing their next breakout sci-fi novel, while maybe even tweaking some family photos, the MacBook Neo’s superior processor does it all better. —PC Magazine, 20 Mar. 2026

Vs Goliath was co-created and directed by Sam Eilersten and Nate Birnbaum, with Maggie Lemere the co-director and Pulkit Datta the producer. —Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 20 Mar. 2026

Chase scenes through the jungle and an FBI raid on a clinic providing treatment to the poor are united by the series’s overarching alignment with David against big pharma’s Goliath, an identity that feels as essential to the show as cutie creatures like Marshall’s tortoise Socrates. —Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2026

Word History

Etymology

Hebrew Golyath

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing Goliath

• Goliath grouper