AMAZON Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

amazon

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Definition of amazon

as in giant

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Tech giants have told us all about how AI will take control away from society, steal our jobs, allow bad actors to design dangerous pathogens or cause a catastrophic cyberattack or destroy our financial systems.

— Staff, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026
Stronger-than-expected revenue from SpaceX's AI business is making PhillipCapital — once a bear on the company — bullish about the Elon Musk giant's stock.

— Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of giant

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In the film, Dumbo, a baby elephant with large ears, is dropped off by a stork at a circus in Florida.

— Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2026
Now guests of Omaanda have privileged access to the Van Vuurens’s important community and conservation projects, which include rehabilitation of injured or orphaned rhinos, elephants and big cats.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of elephant

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Up to five Zeros can be chained together into a 105,000-mAh colossus for extended outdoor adventures.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 14 Oct. 2026
Across Europe, where the Paramount chief David Ellison has spent time courting support for his vision of building a Hollywood colossus, the mood is surprisingly upbeat.

— Alex Ritman, Variety, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of colossus

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Jeff says, however, that there is only one immunity whale this week and two tribes will be headed to tribal council.

— Brian Moylan, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2026
Organisms not resistant to this onslaught—anything from microbes and crops to whales and humans—would experience an almost violently severe sunburn.

— Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of whale

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Back the companies willing to take risks The United States needs an advanced manufacturing ecosystem that includes more than behemoths with access to capital markets and giant lines of credit.

— Rick Lazio, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
These behemoth, gas-guzzling vehicles disappeared with the brand.

— Matt Degen, AJC.com, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of behemoth

Noun

In ancient California, they are believed to have existed alongside other extinct native species, including bison-sized Jefferson’s ground sloths, Columbian mammoths and western camels.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026
See fossils of the 14-foot, 20,000-pound mammoths that used to roam around Texas.

— Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of mammoth

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