DINOSAUR Synonyms: 54 Similar and Opposite Words

dinosaur

noun

ˈdī-nə-ˌsȯr

Definition of dinosaur

as in relic

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

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as in whale

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

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Recent Examples of dinosaur One of the more notable objects is a full Psittacosaurus skeleton, a small, plant-eating dinosaur with a distinctive beak. — Leigh Anne Miller, ARTnews.com, 2 Oct. 2026 The dinosaur island franchise also has continuity in the involvement of Jurassic Park director Steven Spielberg and producer Frank Marshall. — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2026 Host Julie Chen Moonves actually has inquired as to the dinosaur’s whereabouts. — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Oct. 2026 About 66 million years ago, the Chicxulub asteroid smashed into Earth, kicking up tsunamis and dropping hot debris that annihilated non-avian dinosaurs and many other species. — Elizabeth Rayne, ArsTechnica, 30 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for dinosaur

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Noun

The presentation positioned Zelda products almost as relics representing an ancient myth passed down through history.

— Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 5 Oct. 2026
By 2000, the industry was a relic of an earlier era and on its last legs.

— Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of relic

Noun

While responding to the incident, crews observed three whales in the area off Fire Island National Seashore.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026
The region has a mild climate, and its beaches and lakes offer a host of opportunities for water activities during the fall, including whale watching, kayaking and paddleboarding.

— Jeanne Bonner, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of whale

Noun

The manuscript Wayne read to us that night chronicled his involvement with Gloria Swanson, the towering star of Hollywood’s Golden Age who enjoyed latter-day acclaim in 1950 playing a delusional has-been in Sunset Boulevard.

— Mike Hogan, Vanity Fair, 24 Sep. 2026
That career move quickly fizzled, leaving a sloppy drunk has-been in the debris.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of has-been

Noun

This latest group of founders stands on the shoulders of giants from the noughties like Spotify, Klarna, and Skype, who themselves took inspiration from the postwar design empires of IKEA, H&M and Tetra Pak (modernizer of the milk carton).

— Jan Larsson, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026
The streaming giant announced the news on social media Thursday.

— Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of giant

Noun

The story begins in 1990, when John Eng, an endocrinologist at the Veterans Administration, isolated a peptide from the venom of Gila monsters, the nearly two-foot-long lizards native to the Southwest.

— Dr. Bowman Heiden, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2026
Here the goal is to traverse a sprawling castle, defeating all kinds of monsters and gathering gear and experience points to get stronger.

— Andrew Webster, The Verge, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of monster

Noun

Colossal is undertaking a similar process in their woolly mammoth project – that involves genetically modifying an Asian elephant.

— Colleen McKown, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2026
Serious safari-goers can also take day trips to Hwange National Park to see the endangered wild dog, and to Chobe National Park with its massive elephant herds across the border in Botswana.

— Charukesi Ramadurai, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of elephant

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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