COLOSSI Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

colossi

noun

plural of colossus

as in giants

something that is unusually large and powerful Leonardo da Vinci remains a colossus in the history of art

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Noun

Ruddy failed to foil the Nexstar-Tegna combination or to get a $250 million compensation fund included in an FTC settlement over an advertising-giants merger.

— Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 24 Sep. 2026
The timing of the tech giants' flagship releases, days ahead of the summit, has revived debate over whether China's AI industry has hit an inflection point.

— Anniek Bao, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of giants

Noun

The public is advised to stay alert, particularly in active waterways with boat traffic, as whales can surface unexpectedly.

— Megan Fahrney, ABC News, 18 Sep. 2026
The scientists also found evidence of specialized, super-sized neurons involved in social cognition only found in large-brain mammals like elephants, whales, and primates, including humans.

— Megan Molteni, STAT, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of whales

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Its discovery adds to our understanding of one of the world’s premier fossil deposits and what life in Illinois looked like even before dinosaurs.

— Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 24 Sep. 2026
Scientists have unearthed only a handful of tracks from other dinosaurs in the wider Hell Creek Formation.

— Taylor Nicioli, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of dinosaurs

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Districts could be drawn that look like dinosaurs, steam locomotives or Frankenstein monsters.

— Chris West, Baltimore Sun, 19 Sep. 2026
However, the biggest influences behind the storytelling came from classic Universal monsters and the Hammer Film Productions horrors.

— Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of monsters

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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 mammoths

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One entered the pair of R&B titans into the Congressional Record, while another officially recognized Brown and Usher’s artistry in the state of Texas.

— Michael Saponara, Billboard, 16 Sep. 2026
Everywhere millionaires don’t get the same attention as eccentric tech titans, finance executives, or famous entertainers.

— Eric Zwick, The Atlantic, 14 Sep. 2026

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