GIANTS Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

giants

noun

plural of giant

as in whales

something that is unusually large and powerful the Great Pyramids of Egypt are giants among the world's architectural wonders

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Recent Examples of giants David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Taylor Farms, along with other food service giants such as US Foods and Sysco, has become bigger and more vital in part by buying other companies. — Brandon Gomez, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026 The most rewarding part has been witnessing the power of Manoj and Boman – two giants of cinema – working together for the first time in this film. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 27 Aug. 2026 The battle for Charlotte’s wealth Charlotte’s hometown banking giants like Truist and Bank of America, as well as San Francisco’s Wells Fargo, are competing with aggressive out-of-state newcomers to capture clients. — Charlotte Observer, 27 Aug. 2026 This is important because gas giants like Jupiter and Saturn have vast atmospheres. — Robert Lea, Space.com, 27 Aug. 2026 The council includes no current executives from JPMorgan Chase, Citigroup, American Express or BlackRock, nor from tech giants Meta or Alphabet. — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026 Meta — along with other social media giants — still faces hundreds of lawsuits brought by individuals, families and school districts accusing it of addicting and harming children. — Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2026 Tech giants like OpenAI, Google and Anthropic offer schools training sessions in how to use their AI tools. — ABC News, 21 Aug. 2026 Chinese startups and tech giants are spending billions to keep up. — J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 20 Aug. 2026

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Noun

More than 1,000 whales are typically killed each year, despite ongoing concerns over high levels of heavy metals in the meat.

— Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
While transporting large mammals like whales, dolphins and polar bears by plane isn’t unheard of — SeaWorld has been doing it for decades, says Eric Otjen, vice president of zoological operations at the San Diego park.

— Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of whales

Noun

Hathaway plays a suburban mom whose neighborhood is suddenly and mysteriously transported from 1982 to prehistoric times, putting family and neighbors at the mercy of hungry dinosaurs.

— The Week US, TheWeek, 23 Aug. 2026
The real end of Oak Street comes not from the feet and chompers of the dinosaurs but from a moviemaker who revives the idyllic 1980s only to desecrate them with wokeness.

— Peter Tonguette, The Washington Examiner, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of dinosaurs

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Daniels credits Carlyle’s connections with his being invited to Trump’s 2025 trip to the UAE and Qatar, alongside executives from Microsoft, Google, and other US corporate titans.

— Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 20 Aug. 2026
Anthony Hopkins has played villains and popes, presidents and dictators, titans of literature and comic book kings.

— Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of titans

Noun

But there are two other AI behemoths still waiting in the wings for their turn to go public, and at least one of them has no intention of being eclipsed by Elon Musk.

— Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026
Now, eight years and nearly two full terms later, the governor has paused those incentives as the onset of data centers has stressed energy and water resources and public opinion has swiftly turned against the tech behemoths.

— Ben Szalinski, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of behemoths

Noun

For perspective, that's about the same weight as seven African bush elephants, the largest land animal on earth.

— Carmela Karcher, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026
Discworld is a flat earth balanced on the backs of four elephants, which are in turn standing on an enormous turtle, Great A’Tuin.

— Carline Tromp, The Dial, 18 Aug. 2026

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