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

In July, Shedd said it had been asked to help rehome up to 10 beluga whales because of its experience caring for belugas and its specialized habitats.

— Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
The knowledge center aims to help people understand our relationship with whales and their natural habitat.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 28 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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Tech titans have defended their products and largely brushed off concerns as overblown or misguided.

— Christopher Cann, USA Today, 30 Aug. 2026
After Musk left, OpenAI launched massively successful AI products, namely ChatGPT, struck partnerships with tech titans including Microsoft, converted its business into a for-profit with a non-profit parent, and raised huge sums of funding.

— Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of titans

Noun

These cosmic behemoths can tell us more about our own Milky Way galaxy’s history and the universe’s evolution over time.

— Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 27 Aug. 2026
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

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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