Hercules

[hur-kyuh-leez] / ˈhɜr kyəˌliz /

NOUN

colossus

Synonyms

STRONG

Gargantua Samson behemoth cyclops giant goliath leviathan mammoth titan

WEAK

Godzilla

NOUN

giant

Synonyms

STRONGEST

behemoth titan

STRONG

bulk cetacean colossus cyclops elephant goliath hulk leviathan mammoth monster mountain ogre whale whopper

WEAK

jumbo polypheme

Antonyms

WEAK

dwarf pipsqueak runt shrimp

NOUN

Goliath

Synonyms

STRONG

behemoth bulk colossus cyclops elephant hulk leviathan mammoth monster mountain ogre titan whale whopper

WEAK

jumbo polypheme

NOUN

titan

Synonyms

STRONGEST

behemoth

STRONG

bulk colossus cyclops elephant goliath hulk leviathan mammoth monster mountain ogre whale whopper

WEAK

jumbo polypheme

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Hercules, Calif.-based Bio-Rad makes instruments and software used by hospitals, blood banks and medical laboratories.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

The Hercules bench set, composed of five seats made from the same slab of eucalyptus, $12,000.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

A local farmer told AFP news agency that he had heard a loud bang before the Hercules crashed into trees near his home.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

The Hercules is a four-engine turboprop plane built by Lockheed Martin.

From Barron's • Mar. 23, 2026

But sometime around Washington’s birthday, on February 22, 1797, Hercules made good his escape.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis

Hercules

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