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giant

giant

190 1.0
A very large and strong person or thing
  • noun
  • /ˈdʒaɪənt/
: gigante
  • He felt like a giant after lifting the heavy weights at the gym.

They're creating more giants, but baby giants because they're they're baby fish.

Examples

  • Craig enters. Lester, a giant of an old man, sits hunched behind his tiny desk.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • And I look like an actual giant compared to you.

  • The guy got out, and he looked like a giant stepping out of the sky.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • And Gentle Giant is the largest giant breed dog rescue in the world.

  • Gaining entry to the technology giant's headquarters had not been easy.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • At that, Katie moved closer to the blond giant beside her.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • Lots of smaller retail businesses are being lost, and the power is being consolidated in the hands of these giants.

  • One Passover, a giant from Iceland walked in, stooping at every doorway.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • The giant statue stood at the entrance, impressing all the visitors.

  • In the world of technology, that company is considered a giant due to its influence and size.

Synonyms

behemoth
vsgiant
29 7.8

A very large and powerful thing, person, or group

is mainly about physical largeness or impressive strength
whale
vsgiant
  • Slang
20 7.5

A very large or powerful person who is impressive

is broader, applying to both size and general impressive strength
hulk
vsgiant
18 4.7

A very large heavy person, animal, or thing

is more general, covering impressive size, strength, or overall impressiveness
leviathan
vsgiant
  • Literature
16 9.3

A very large and powerful thing, for example a company or ship

is used for any extremely large person or thing, not just organizations
colossus
vsgiant
8 7.5

A very large, strong, or important person like a leader

focuses on size or strength rather than importance or influence
goliath
vsgiant
3 7.4

A very large and powerful person or company that beats others easily

emphasizes general size, not only fighting power or opposition
giantess
vsgiant
  • Literature
1 8.2

A very large woman in old stories or fairy tales

is general and neutral, covering any very large or powerful person or thing

Antonyms

∞ 1.0

Not large in size or amount

102 4.1

Not important or too small to matter

Idioms

A small action that leads to a very large benefit for all people

Compounds

gas giant
  • Specialized
17 4.5

A very large planet like Jupiter or Saturn made mostly of light gases that has no solid surface

giant squid
  • Specialized
9 4.9

A very large animal with long arms that lives deep in the sea and reaches 18 meters

red giant
  • Specialized
8 7.2

A very large old star with a cool surface and much larger size than the Sun

6 1.7

A large black and white bear from China that eats mainly bamboo

sleeping giant
  • Informal
6 6.5

A person or group with large unused power and potential

gentle giant
  • Informal
5 3.4

A very large person who is kind and calm

giant star
  • Specialized
4 6.8

A very large bright star near the end of its life

2 4.9

A very large lizard that lives on some Indonesian islands, for example the Komodo dragon

2 5.9

A very large insect like a cockroach that lives in tropical parts of the Americas

A very large land turtle from islands like Galapagos and Seychelles that lives over 100 years

2 5.7

A very large sea clam that lives on coral reefs

red giant star
  • Specialized
2 6.3

A very large, old star that shines bright and red

giant sequoia
  • Specialized
1 5.3

A very large evergreen tree with a very thick trunk that grows on the Sierra Nevada in California

1 4.1

A very large sea crab from Japan that lives in deep water with very long legs

A large water insect that eats small fish and other water animals

A large strong dog with thick wiry fur and a beard and bushy eyebrows bred to work

giant kangaroo
  • Australian
1 3.4

A very large Australian kangaroo that once lived in open woods

A very large animal like a big frog that lives in Asian rivers and is sometimes eaten

giant sunflower
  • Specialized
1 3.2

A very tall sunflower with thick edible roots

1 6.9

A very large fern that grows in wet tropical forests

1 7.3

A very large animal with a hard shell from South America that grows about three feet long

1 5.3

A very tall grass with jointed stems and feathery white flower clusters near rivers

1 6.5

A very large insect like a wasp that stings and can be aggressive

1 3.8

A large mammal from South America with a long tongue and claws that eats ants and termites

1 3.9

A very tall evergreen tree from northwest America with long curved branches

giant petrel
  • Australian
1 8.1

A large seabird like a big seagull that lives near Antarctic seas and eats dead animals, fish, and squid

1 3.5

A very large bamboo plant from Southeast Asia with strong hollow stems like tree trunks

1 2.9

A large vegetable like a leek with a mild garlic taste

1 7.7

A large tall grass that grows for many years and helps hold soil

1 6.0

A large sea snail with a spiral shell people collect and sometimes eat

A large round white mushroom people eat when it is young

1 4.9

A large edible sea clam that lives in cold Atlantic waters

giant moa
  • New Zealand
1 9.9

A very large bird from New Zealand that cannot fly and is now extinct

1 8.9

A large flowering plant that grows in wet mountain grasslands of Peru

1 7.3

A tall grass that grows in thick groups in the southern United States

1 6.3

A large fish that lives in sea and rivers and people catch to eat and for sport

giant eland
  • South African
1 8.6

A very large antelope with dark stripes and twisted horns that lives in western and central Africa

giant timber bamboo
  • Specialized
1 6.3

Very large bamboo plant with thick stems from China

1 8.9

A coarse grass that grows in fields and crowds out crops

1 6.5

Large raised red patches on the skin that appear suddenly and usually go away within one day

A wildflower of western North America with ragged clusters of bright red flowers

A large brown seabird that lives near Antarctica

A tropical plant that makes very large fruit you can eat

A large wild orchid with greenish-brown and pinkish flowers that grows near streams or ponds

A small evergreen tree from the Pacific Coast with shiny yellow-green leaves and edible nuts

A large shrub with feathery leaves and bright yellow flowers that grows on the coast

A plant grown in gardens for its fragrant leaves and colorful flowers

9.8

A large plant with many green leaves that climbs or spreads over walls

A large fish like a perch that lives in the sea, rivers, and bays and is good to eat

giant silkworm
  • Specialized
7.0

A large caterpillar that makes strong silk for its cocoon

giant silkworm moth
  • Specialized
7.7

A large moth with big wings whose caterpillars make silk

A large sea animal like a worm that bores into wood under water

giant pigfish
  • Australian
9.9

A large colorful fish that lives near coral reefs in the Great Barrier Reef

A vine from Costa Rica with large purple-blue flowers and hook-shaped spines

7.7

A tall grass grown for animal feed and hay

giant stock bean
  • Specialized
9.9

A bushy tropical plant with long pods grown for animal feed

giant taro
  • Australian
7.7

A large tropical plant with very big leaves grown for its edible underground stem

A tall plant with many pink flowers that bees like

8.2

A large salamander that lives in western North American forests

yellow giant hyssop
  • Specialized
9.5

A tall plant with yellow-green flowers that lives for many years

How Big

behemoth
29 7.8
giant
190 1.0
big
∞ 1.0
minuscule
23 4.4

Surface Forms

giant singular
giants plural

Etymology

Giant comes from the old Greek word gigas, meaning 'huge', and people used it for anything very large or powerful. So calling a person or thing a giant means they are impressively big or strong.