Synonyms of elephant

elephant

noun

ˈe-lə-fənt 

as in whale

something or someone that is unusually large and powerful

by any standard, the new shopping mall will be an elephant and one that is certain to alter the retail landscape

Synonyms & Similar Words

• whale
• giant
• dinosaur
• monster
• mammoth
• mastodon
• hulk
• Goliath
• behemoth
• colossus
• jumbo
• titan
• leviathan
• blockbuster
• dreadnought
• whopper
• heavyweight
• bulk
• giantess
• juggernaut
• amazon
• steamroller

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dwarf
• diminutive
• midget
• pygmy
• mite
• runt
• half-pint
• lightweight
• weakling
• wisp
• wimp
• peewee
• nonentity
• twerp
• whippersnapper

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of elephant

In the film, Dumbo, a baby elephant with large ears, is dropped off by a stork at a circus in Florida. — Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2026

Now guests of Omaanda have privileged access to the Van Vuurens’s important community and conservation projects, which include rehabilitation of injured or orphaned rhinos, elephants and big cats. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Oct. 2026

The debut feature centers on Pilati, head of a kinnar, or third-gender, community in a village hemmed in by elephant forest, who takes over the hunt for a missing girl when police won’t help. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 Oct. 2026

Five mammal groups – primates, carnivores, whales, elephants and rhinos – received 86% of available funding, despite accounting for only one-third of threatened mammal projects. — David Ginsburg, The Conversation, 20 Oct. 2026