BEHEMOTHS Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

behemoths

noun

plural of behemoth

as in giants

something that is unusually large and powerful the newest SUV is a gas-guzzling behemoth that doesn't even fit in a standard parking space

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Recent Examples of behemoths While invisible themselves, these cosmic behemoths reveal their presence by bending the light of nearby objects, and the Black Hole Hunters project is searching for one specific manifestation of this effect. — Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 18 Oct. 2026 Prior to Bending Spoons' recent jump into enterprise software, some of the leading acquirers in the space over the past decade were private equity behemoths Thoma Bravo and Vista Equity Partners. — Cj Haddad, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2026 Kroger has also felt pressure from fast-growing discount chains like Aldi and Lidl and online behemoths like Amazon. — ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026 Integrating two behemoths, paying down more than $80 billion in debt, and transforming the company into a tech-entertainment hybrid in the process. — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2026 Major indexes shifted lower after a quiet morning as rising bond yields undercut much of the heavy lifting being done by several technology behemoths. — Damian J. Troise, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026 Two sets of Brooks River behemoths duke it out, including last year’s champion, Bear #32 (Chunk). — Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 25 Sep. 2026 The four experts each have ties to academia, tech behemoths like Google and X, and the Obama and Biden administrations. — Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 23 Sep. 2026 Paramount has long positioned the merger as a way to compete more effectively with streaming behemoths like Netflix and Disney+, which boast giant digital libraries full of attractive IP. — Liam Reilly, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2026

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In a report this month that sharply criticized data center giants including Amazon, Google, Meta and Microsoft, several Senate Democrats said companies have used nondisclosure agreements to freeze out the public.

— Marc Levy, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
In a report this month that sharply criticized data center giants including Amazon, Google, Meta and Microsoft, several Senate Democrats said companies have used non-disclosure agreements to freeze out the public.

— Marc Levy, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of giants

Noun

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
Five mammal groups – primates, carnivores, whales, elephants and rhinos – received 86% of available funding, despite accounting for only one-third of threatened mammal projects.

— David Ginsburg, The Conversation, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of whales

Noun

Set on a mysterious island ravaged by floods and warring armies, a masked boy and girl must traverse atmospheric environments, rescue friends, and confront nightmarish monsters.

— K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 23 Oct. 2026
Wētā is famous for its monsters and sci-fi creatures, so making a romantic lead gave the creatives a unique challenge.

— Emily Maskell, IndieWire, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of monsters

Noun

Siebel Newsom said in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter that tech titans need to be held accountable for the harm occurring to women and girls with their tools.

— Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2026
As long as demand for computing power exceeds the supply, these Big Tech titans will have the incentive to keep building.

— John Towfighi, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of titans

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

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