DINOSAURIAN Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

dinosaurian

adjective

Definition of dinosaurian

as in dinosauric

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Adjective

Queen Kapiolani, Hawaii’s queen from 1874 to 1891, died on the land that became the site of the elephantine indoor/outdoor Hyatt Regency resort in Waikīkī, where Kumukahi was the cultural ambassador for a decade.

— Matt Negrin, Rolling Stone, 20 Sep. 2025
Eclectic traditionalism, remade on an elephantine scale, is the style of totalitarianism.

— Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2025

Definition of elephantine

Adjective

Multiple people were injured Thursday after a Kenmore Air floatplane made an emergency landing off the Washington coast before catching fire, prompting a massive rescue operation, authorities said.

— Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 24 July 2026
DeepSeek challenged the conventional wisdom that developing an advanced AI model requires massive financial investment and vast computing power, and offered competitive pricing.

— John Liu, CNN Money, 24 July 2026

Definition of massive

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Marino was 38, with bulky braces on his knees, his mobility shot.

— Greg Cote July 21, Miami Herald, 21 July 2026
This is an ideal arrangement for handling bulky or messy supplies for projects, or for letting maintenance personnel into the home to work on the mechanical systems.

— James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 19 July 2026

Definition of bulky

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An unhappy passenger took to Reddit recently to express dismay about a one-hour flight delay because of an uncontrollable toddler on a flight in Sweden.

— Perri Ormont Blumberg, FOXNews.com, 20 July 2026
Today, these dire warnings have become a stark reality, as Europe and the US grapple with punishing heatwaves and uncontrollable wildfires.

— Adam Frank, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

Definition of uncontrollable

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At another MetroLoft project, 25 Water Street, Berman and a co-developer had taken a radical approach to breaking up the interior space of a hulking building that once housed offices belonging to JPMorgan Chase.

— Andrew Rice, Curbed, 23 July 2026
That promise didn’t last long and the hulking Genesis Center became a steady drain on city resources, not a revenue generator.

— Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 19 July 2026

Definition of hulking

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