HULK Synonyms: 138 Similar and Opposite Words

hulk

noun

ˈhəlk

Definition of hulk

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 The hulk has made it to the Seaport once — in September 2024 when it was towed to Pier 17 for a Tommy Hilfiger Fashion Week event. — Lincoln Anderson, New York Daily News, 12 June 2026 But Lobo isn't some mindless arrogant hulk out to impose his indomitable will. — Jeff Spry, Space.com, 6 June 2026 In its place rose the grandiose Palace of the Parliament—a neoclassical hulk that is the second-largest administrative building in the world, surpassed only by the Pentagon. — Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026 Known for his muscular build and hulk-like roles in Hollywood as much as his political record, perhaps even more so, Schwarzenegger is an icon in the bodybuilding universe. — Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 30 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for hulk

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Noun

Fresh lump crab meat, three cheeses, and a few tangy and spicy ingredients meld into one dreamy dip.

— Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 19 Sep. 2026
Yes, a debt relief company may be able to help after a lawsuit has been filed — particularly in terms of negotiating a lower lump-sum settlement on the debt.

— Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of lump

Noun

The biggest losers right now are truckload carriers, especially small firms or owner-operators.

— Kevin Williams, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026
The losers would include the families of passengers who were uninsured, those of trespassers who were careless (or suicidal), and, equally tragically, those of unfortunate railway employees killed in the course of their employment.

— Amelia Soth, JSTOR Daily, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of loser

Noun

Her bulging eyes, her piercing shrieks, her casual yet immaculately articulate cruelty all come together to form a cartoonish villain who’s also a commanding delight.

— Ben Travers, IndieWire, 18 Sep. 2026
The implicit villain in that critique was Senator Joe Manchin, the West Virginia Democrat who refused to go along with changing the Senate rules, dooming many of Biden’s legislative ambitions.

— Isaac Arnsdorf, New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of villain

Noun

Most sportsmen wonder how any whitetail bucks, let alone a brute such as Kontras’, could have been so easily patterned.

— Jeff Murray, Outdoor Life, 20 Aug. 2026
The show’s depiction of Hugh as a family man has been much more sympathetic than the book’s description of him as a power-hungry brute.

— James Grebey, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of brute

Noun

But when the mutt chases a fox into the wilderness and doesn't return, Fielding and his father launch a massive search to recover him, growing closer together as a result.

— K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 21 Aug. 2026
Antonio Nowden, a neighbor who lives at the Kelly Road house, said April 1 that the dog in question, a mutt with brown fur and a white spot on its chest, is not his.

— Rafael Escalera Montoto, Arkansas Online, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of mutt

Noun

Nike Alphafly 3 Sneaker Featured on our roundup of the best shoes for running marathons, Nike’s Alphafly 3 is a beast that will keep on performing — during race days and training sessions alike.

— Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2026
At the end of the day, Piker is a content producer; his job is to feed the beast.

— The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026

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