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giant

[jahy-uhnt] / ˈdʒaɪ ənt /
ADJECTIVE
very large
Synonyms
STRONGEST
big colossal enormous gargantuan gigantic huge hulking humongous immense jumbo mammoth monstrous vast
STRONG
gross
WEAK
brobdingnagian cyclopean elephantine herculean mountainous prodigious super-duper titanic whale of a whaling
Antonyms
STRONGEST
little miniature minuscule minute small teeny tiny
WEAK
minor
NOUN
extremely large person
Synonyms
STRONGEST
behemoth titan
STRONG
Hercules bulk cetacean colossus cyclops elephant goliath hulk leviathan mammoth monster mountain ogre whale whopper
WEAK
jumbo polypheme
Antonyms
WEAK
dwarf pipsqueak runt shrimp

Example Sentences

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The investing giant is looking to change that.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

In Tokyo, Nintendo shares plunged almost 10 percent after the Japanese gaming giant warned Friday of lower profits this year and said it would hike the price of its Switch 2 console.

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

The research suggests Dante intuitively described features that resemble multi-ring craters formed by giant impacts.

From Science Daily • May 11, 2026

Reality TV star, OJ Posharella graces the red carpet with a giant bow sitting on her head as she stuns in her multi-layered colorful outfit she designed herself.

From BBC • May 10, 2026

As he dropped back down, he saw the trunk of a giant redwood tree tremble.

From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret