Definitions

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

Example Sentences

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Some argued he was an ancient fertility figure, others a Roman Hercules, or even a later satire of Oliver Cromwell.

From BBC • May 27, 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

Among the many cooks, an enslaved man named Hercules became Mount Vernon’s head chef.

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