HULK Synonyms: 138 Similar and Opposite Words

hulk

noun

ˈhəlk

Definition of hulk next

as in lump

a big clumsy often slow-witted person the team recruited a 6 foot, 5 inch hulk to play offensive tackle

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Recent Examples of hulk In January, the Bureau of Land Management canceled the bison grazing leases of the conservation nonprofit American Prairie, which aims to reconnect 3.2-million acres of public and private lands across Montana, in large part for the return of America’s majestic hulks. —

Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 20 Mar. 2026 Meanwhile, a lonely hulk of a man—Christian Bale with some staples stuck through his forehead—wends his way through the Chicago streets, in search of the one scientist who may be able to help him. —

Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 4 Mar. 2026 Remember the scene in Marvel's The Avengers, when Bruce Banner transformed into the hulk and punched a Chitauri Leviathan in the face, bringing it to a sudden halt? —

Chris McMullen, Space.com, 28 Nov. 2025 An empty lot surely is better than a deteriorated hulk. —

Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 16 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for hulk

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When Bromley instead cast her as Betty Parris, the girl possessed by an evil spirit, as if to punish her for being Christian, a lump persisted in her throat all day.

— Jonathan Franzen, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
Other minor risks include scrotum congestion (a sense of discomfort or pressure that usually resolves over time) and sperm granuloma (a non-dangerous lump that the body usually absorbs) and pain, the clinic adds.

— Sara Moniuszko, USA Today, 29 May 2026