dinosaurian

adjective

Definition of dinosauriannext
as in dinosauric

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dinosaurian
  1. elephantine
  2. massive
  3. bulky
  4. uncontrollable
  5. hulking
Adjective
  • The elephantine dance is constant: Each load is dumped, pushed, and dropped into a pit immense enough to hold 15,000 tons of waste (more than the city’s entire daily output).
    Curbed, Curbed, 12 Aug. 2022
  • Any attempt to resurrect the mammoth faces an elephantine gauntlet of challenges, including the DNA-shattering effects of frost and time, and the rather unhelpful reproductive tract of the eventual surrogate parent—the elephant.
    Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 6 June 2012
Definition of elephantine
Adjective
  • Despite Kamala Harris having a massive ground game, Donald Trump won by a significant margin.
    The Arizona Republic, The Arizona Republic, 22 Nov. 2024
  • The height difference between the two women might be a massive 152.36 centimeters (5 feet), but the pair reportedly got on famously.
    Jack Guy, CNN, 21 Nov. 2024
Definition of massive
Adjective
  • Packing hack: swap your bulky laptop for a sleek tablet like the mega-on-sale Apple iPad (9th Generation).
    Monica Bell, Travel + Leisure, 2 Dec. 2024
  • There are Amazon Black Friday deals for every shopper, but Prime members get access to fast and speedy shipping on millions of items (yes, that includes heavy, bulky products like furniture).
    Isabel Garcia, People.com, 30 Nov. 2024
Definition of bulky
Adjective
  • In Milwaukee, the danger of uncontrollable gunshots was made clear in a recent homicide.
    David Clarey, Journal Sentinel, 27 Nov. 2024
  • Such an intermediate order could witness an internal implosion of societies and an uncontrollable explosion of external conflicts.
    Henry A. Kissinger, Foreign Affairs, 18 Nov. 2024
Definition of uncontrollable
Adjective
  • The star, who voices the braggadocious Polynesian deity Maui in both Moana and Moana 2, has revealed the true nature of his hulking physique in the upcoming live-action version of the princess story.
    EW.com, EW.com, 30 Nov. 2024
  • The suspicion initially fell on Gil Fernandez, the ex-cop with a quick temper and a hulking physique who would later be arrested and charged with several other murders and is still behind bars (the owner with mob ties died in prison).
    Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 25 Nov. 2024
Definition of hulking
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Thesaurus Entries Near dinosaurian

dinosaur

dinosaurian

dinosauric

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