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 Meanwhile, the global memory crisis has worsened, forcing tech giants to pay up for the capacity needed to satisfy their data center ambitions. —

Jordan Novet,jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 28 Apr. 2026 Dubbed the Flannel and the Fury, the tour brings together the alt-rock giants for the first time, with dates in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia, and other cities. —

Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 28 Apr. 2026 The move has been supported by more than 70 environmental and advocacy groups nationwide, who submitted a public letter last month calling for more levies on energy giants. —

Tristan Bove, Fortune, 28 Apr. 2026 Its vast array of labels includes includes alternative powerhouse Loma Vista, roots-leaning Rounder and the catalogs of the legendary soul label Stax, iconic Latin imprint Fania, jazz giants Prestige, Riverside and Savoy, and the rock labels Fearless, Victory and Wind-up. —

Jem Aswad, Variety, 28 Apr. 2026 Of course, Google is not the only tech company, and at some future point, the government might turn to other tech giants more willing to do what the government wants. —

Nina Totenberg, NPR, 27 Apr. 2026 To bridge the gap between the ocean and the consumer, the energy captured by these floating giants is converted into electricity and transmitted via high-voltage subsea cables. —

Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 27 Apr. 2026 And that’s worked to Apple’s advantage as investors have shopped for an alternative to volatile tech giants scrambling to outspend one another on data centers and circular financing deals. —

Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 21 Apr. 2026 Arguably the most important of the many jazz giants at Jazz Fest this year, Hancock will headline the WWOZ Jazz Tent on May 3rd. —

Al Shipley, SPIN, 21 Apr. 2026

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Families flock to the Cape for mini-golfing, traipsing around sand dunes, comparing ice cream stands, gobbling up lobster rolls, spotting whales, and simply admiring the gray cedar shake houses adorned with colorful buoys.

— Kara Williams, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2026
For roughly 370 million years, scientists believed large vertebrate predators ruled ocean ecosystems — first fish and sharks, then marine reptiles, then whales.

— Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2026