Thesaurus results for GODS

gods

noun

plural of god

as in deities

a being having superhuman powers and control over a particular part of life or the world in some belief systems, natural forces like the wind and the sea were gods

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as in heroes

a person who is the object of extreme or uncritical devotion in the eyes of many film critics, Alfred Hitchcock is one of the undisputed gods of cinema

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Recent Examples of gods The Marvel Cinematic Universe (2011 - present) With its sorcerers, gods, and talking raccoons, the MCU doesn't usually get too hung up on academic rigor. —

Richard Edwards, Space.com, 12 Jan. 2026 Suddenly though, Artemis had to cut off this fling, because gods and goddesses were not supposed to have romances with mortals. —

Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 11 Jan. 2026 In Percy Jackson and the Olympians, the Disney+ series adapted from Rick Riordan's bestselling book series, Walker Scobell plays the titular character, a demigod navigating the dangerous world of gods and monsters. —

Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 9 Jan. 2026 The injury gods took New Year’s Day off, then got right back to work, taking Alperen Sengun away from us two days later. —

Stan Son, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026 Versions of resolutions have existed for about 4,000 years; in Babylonia and ancient Rome, people prayed together, paid off their debts, and made promises of good conduct to their gods. —

Valerie Trapp, The Atlantic, 30 Dec. 2025 That’s Jets-level misfortune; the football gods telling you to pack it up for the season. —

Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 29 Dec. 2025 The tower is made up of 18 marble drums carved with more than 2,000 figures, including soldiers, prisoners, gods and animals. —

CNN Money, 27 Dec. 2025 In a year where men channeled their inner demons into vampires (Sinners), gods (Superman), and even a new Frankenstein, motherhood served as a trippy catalyst for many writer-directors. —

Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 26 Dec. 2025

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In school, for instance, he was taught about ancient Greek deities, but there was no talk of a native pantheon of gods.

— Dawn Chan, New Yorker, 6 Dec. 2025
Whether through deities, numbers, planets or the seasons, people were always trying to understand themselves and their purpose on the planet.

— Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 25 Nov. 2025