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dinosaur

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of dinosaur

1 one that has passed the peak of effectiveness or popularity

  • as an old-time big-city boss, he's become something of a dinosaur in today's political world
Synonyms of dinosaur

has-been, relic
Words Related to dinosaur

dodo, fogy (also fogey), fossil, old-timer

fuddy-duddy, mossback, stick-in-the-mud, stodge [British], troglodyte

throwback
Near Antonyms of dinosaur

comer, rising star, up-and-comer

2 something or someone that is unusually large and powerful

  • not that his small lawn needed such a dinosaur, but he bought a riding mower anyway
Synonyms of dinosaur

behemoth, blockbuster, colossus, dreadnought, elephant, giant, Goliath, jumbo, leviathan, mammoth, mastodon, monster, titan, whale, whopper
Words Related to dinosaur

amazon, giantess

bulk, hulk

heavyweight

juggernaut, steamroller
Near Antonyms of dinosaur

lightweight, weakling, wimp, wisp

nonentity, twerp, whippersnapper
Antonyms of dinosaur

diminutive, dwarf, half-pint, midget, mite, peewee, pygmy (also pigmy), runt, shrimp

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