TITAN Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

titan

noun

ˈtī-tᵊn

Definition of titan

as in giant

something that is unusually large and powerful this newest ocean liner is a true titan of the sea

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Recent Examples of titan The Staten Island hip-hop titans conceived of the album as a conceptual artwork, a protest against the cheapening of music in the age of widespread piracy. — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 24 Oct. 2026 Here the Manchester-to-Liverpool line met the one that connected Bolton to Leigh—both created by one of the titans of the English Industrial Revolution, the engineer George Stephenson. — Fintan O’Toole, The New York Review of Books, 23 Oct. 2026 Jack Rollins, the producing titan who managed Mike Nichols, Elaine May and Woody Allen, imparted some wisdom after watching Crystal’s act. — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026 Siebel Newsom said in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter that tech titans need to be held accountable for the harm occurring to women and girls with their tools. — Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for titan

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Noun

Anthropic itself revealed in an IPO prospectus this week that almost half of its revenue comes from fellow tech giants Amazon, Google, and Microsoft.

— Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 30 Oct. 2026
That’s what Scheels, the giant sporting goods retailer, is expected to get for its Meridian location in the 2026 tax year.

— Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of giant

Noun

He is venerated as a patron saint of sailors, mariners, travelers, and whales.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026
In nature, larger animals, such as elephants and whales, tend to live longer than smaller animals, such as mice and shrews, Teeling says.

— Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of whale

Noun

At last untethered from merely adapting a standard comfy passenger vehicle, the AMG engineers have created a monster.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 24 Oct. 2026
Set on a mysterious island ravaged by floods and warring armies, a masked boy and girl must traverse atmospheric environments, rescue friends, and confront nightmarish monsters.

— K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of monster

Noun

An ancient family The mass extinction that caused the dinosaurs’ demise may have created an environment for the king-size fungus to evolve and thrive, according to the study.

— Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2026
The boy's parents released their own statement remembering their son as strong and kind with a love for rainbows and unicorns along with sharks and dinosaurs.

— ABC News, ABC News, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of dinosaur

Noun

In ancient California, they are believed to have existed alongside other extinct native species, including bison-sized Jefferson’s ground sloths, Columbian mammoths and western camels.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026
See fossils of the 14-foot, 20,000-pound mammoths that used to roam around Texas.

— Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of mammoth

Noun

Up to five Zeros can be chained together into a 105,000-mAh colossus for extended outdoor adventures.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 14 Oct. 2026
Across Europe, where the Paramount chief David Ellison has spent time courting support for his vision of building a Hollywood colossus, the mood is surprisingly upbeat.

— Alex Ritman, Variety, 2 Oct. 2026

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