AMAZON Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

amazon

noun

Definition of amazon

as in giant

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The South Korean tech giant recently upgraded its Smart Switch feature, allowing iPhone users to transfer data to a Galaxy device wirelessly by simply scanning a QR code, without installing the Smart Switch app on their iPhone.

— Jenny Lee, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2026
Microsoft and the teachers' unions announced an agreement Wednesday, banning the technology giant from tracking city students.

— John Dias, CBS News, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of giant

Noun

At 80, Steinem celebrated her birthday by riding an elephant in Botswana.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026
In the process of making the film, the team is currently gathering memories, photos, videos, and stories from anyone who has encountered Happy and the six other Dwarf elephants.

— Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of elephant

Noun

Pontus Jansson, a colossus at that level, had been replaced by this tall but slight and inexperienced kid from Brighton & Hove Albion.

— Amitai Winehouse, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Ternus can’t simply bring the colossus that is Apple back to its hungry startup days, Milanesi said.

— Sebastian Herrera, Fortune, 25 July 2026

Definition of colossus

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Each summer, thousands of beluga whales migrate to the mouth of the Churchill River, to feed on small fish and nurse their young.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 6 Sep. 2026
And acting together, cells are collectively intelligent, ultimately building complex final forms—whether that be a flower, a whale, or even you.

— Matthew Hutson, Scientific American, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of whale

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Particularly in the Central and West divisions, there is no spending behemoth upping the ante for the rest of the division.

— Zack Meisel, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Black, who helped found private equity behemoth Apollo Global Management, had been subpoenaed for multiple NDAs and to testify before the committee on Thursday.

— Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of behemoth

Noun

The feathers were partially adapted for diving, yet retained primitive, fuzzy down typical of non-avian dinosaurs.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2026
The feather dates back to the late Cretaceous, right before the great extinction event that wiped out the dinosaurs and a large swath of other species.

— Ari Daniel, NPR, 10 Sep. 2026

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