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 The sector includes some of the tech giants most sensitive to interest rates, because of the hundreds of billions being borrowed to build AI data centers. — Steve Kopack, NBC news, 10 Sep. 2026 With the rise of domestic e-commerce giants like Taobao and Pinduoduo, Zhu’s team has moved from solely operating brick-and-mortar stores, to building a strong omnichannel network. — Angelica Ang, Fortune, 10 Sep. 2026 Memory optimization is key in the midst of a global memory shortage, as all the biggest players race to secure memory supply from giants SK Hynix, Samsung and Micron. — Kif Leswing, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2026 Their squad was boosted with the signing of Manchester City legend Kevin De Bruyne over the summer, but the Italian giants are yet to hand the midfield maestro his first start. — Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 9 Sep. 2026 Apple has unveiled its first foldable smartphone, the iPhone Duo, joining a field that already includes devices from tech giants Samsung, Google and Motorola. — Stephen J. Beard, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026 When first hired by Madrid at the end of 2009-10, Mourinho had just won a Champions League treble with Inter, and was widely viewed as the man most likely to end the Spanish giants’ long wait for a 10th European Cup. — Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026 Opposition to David Ellison’s bid to combine two historic media giants, each having recently weathered smaller mergers of their own, has grown considerably in recent months. — Andrew Lapin, Sun Sentinel, 8 Sep. 2026 As legislation is introduced at a record pace, shifting political views are driving more proposals that seek to restrict the tech giants. — Chris Hacker, Washington Post, 3 Sep. 2026

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Noun

Each summer, thousands of beluga whales migrate to the mouth of the Churchill River, to feed on small fish and nurse their young.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 6 Sep. 2026
The underwater drone, tethered to the ship with cables and about the size of a small car, was just above the ocean floor as the researchers and pilots searched for furrows potentially left by whales.

— Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of whales

Noun

When a massive asteroid impact triggered a global extinction 66 million years ago, almost all dinosaurs and early bird lineages died out.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2026
The feather dates back to the late Cretaceous, right before the great extinction event that wiped out the dinosaurs and a large swath of other species.

— Ari Daniel, NPR, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of dinosaurs

Noun

Huge data centers are likely not going anywhere—training new frontier models and running AI models from leading companies will likely still be the purview of these behemoths.

— Dina Genkina, IEEE Spectrum, 1 Sep. 2026
During that stretch of chart-position leapfrog, the song made runners-up of such chart behemoths as Drake, Bad Bunny, Bruno Mars, BTS, Olivia Rodrigo, Ariana Grande and Taylor Swift — twice.

— Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of behemoths

Noun

Bringing lions, elephants, bears or crocodiles to Rome from the furthest reaches of the Empire was a way of displaying the extent of the world Rome had conquered.

— Roberto Prieto, Variety, 8 Sep. 2026
At 80, Steinem celebrated her birthday by riding an elephant in Botswana.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026

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