DREADNOUGHTS Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

dreadnoughts

noun

plural of dreadnought

as in whales

something or someone that is unusually large and powerful poor gas mileage did little to stem the popularity of that dreadnought of the roadways: the SUV

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Recent Examples of dreadnoughts Before the dominance of aircraft carriers, dreadnoughts (later battleships) were the centerpiece of any serious navy. — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 7 May 2026

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Noun

The same week of sky that delivers the aurora is also delivering polar bears on the tundra and beluga whales in the estuary.

— Cody Chomiak, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
This year, the company began offering sailboat trips for between five and 10 people to observe the whales.

— ABC News, ABC News, 1 July 2026

Definition of whales

Noun

Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Shares of Chinese tech giants Alibaba and Baidu rose Thursday on their partnership with Apple for deploying their AI tools.

— Justina Lee, CNBC, 16 July 2026
Previously, geological features left behind by landslides have been found on a host of bodies in the solar system, including Mars, Ceres in the asteroid belt, some of the icy moons of the gas giants, and even Pluto's companion, Charon.

— Keith Cooper, Space.com, 16 July 2026

Definition of giants

Noun

Some of the other tooth traces may have been created by other meat-eating dinosaurs and crocodilians.

— Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 15 July 2026
Part of his charm here included playing the stalwart father figure to two terrified kids — someone a child could trust to stick around and keep watch all night when the dinosaurs came chomping.

— Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 14 July 2026

Definition of dinosaurs

Noun

With its vivid monsters and an emphatic, complex dive into the human heart, Homer has inspired countless adaptations, from stage, screen, television, comics, alongside a continuous stream of new translations.

— Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 14 July 2026
At their Czech–Indian wedding, Jacob and Mia’s tradition-hungry guests unexpectedly begin transforming into flesh-eating monsters.

— John Hopewell, Variety, 14 July 2026

Definition of monsters

Noun

This clash of could-be titans proved to be too evenly matched for much action.

— Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 5 July 2026
Prior to joining Nutanix, Sam held senior leadership roles at several industry titans, including Broadcom, VMware, Cisco Systems, Palo Alto Networks, Hewlett-Packard Enterprise, and Illumio.

— Sam Rastogi, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026

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