Synonyms of elephants

elephants

noun

variants also elephant

plural of elephant

as in whales

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

• whales
• dinosaurs
• giants
• mammoths
• monsters
• mastodons
• titans
• behemoths
• leviathans
• jumbos
• hulks
• Goliaths
• colossi
• blockbusters
• dreadnoughts
• whoppers
• amazons
• heavyweights
• giantesses
• bulks
• juggernauts
• steamrollers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• shrimp
• pygmies
• midgets
• mites
• dwarfs
• runts
• half-pints
• diminutives
• wisps
• weaklings
• lightweights
• wimps
• peewees
• nonentities
• whippersnappers
• twerps

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of elephants

Along some stretches of highway unused turbine blades line the roadsides like giant, fiberglass elephant tusks. — Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2026

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

Participants in the card drive can choose from three ready-to-color animal designs, including a giraffe, a peacock, or an elephant, followed by a personal message of encouragement. — Julie Sharp, CBS News, 6 Oct. 2026

Acehnese conservationist Farwiza Farhan has spent years fighting to protect Sumatra’s Leuser Ecosystem—perhaps the last place on Earth where elephants, tigers, rhinos and orangutans still coexist in the wild. — Ashleigh Nghiem, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026

This week's elephant hunting was defended by Dimakatso Ntshebe, deputy director at the government's department of wildlife and national parks. — ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026

The style’s unique details are what separates it from a standard Air Jordan 3, with a geometric pattern replacing the elephant print typically found on the model’s toe and heel overlays. — Riley Jones, Footwear News, 2 Oct. 2026

Other nations, including neighbor South Africa, also issue annual quotas for the hunting of elephants. — Sello Motseta, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026