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behemoth

behemoth

31 7.8
A very large and powerful thing, person, or group
  • noun
  • /bɪˈhiːməθ/
translation icon : gigante
  • Several publishing houses, including behemoths Simon & Schuster and Random House, have begun laying off staff.

It's this giant, complicated behemoth of a platform.

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Examples

  • The range of suppliers is huge, from the single sole trader to the international behemoth.

    Academic text (2012)
  • And we have the streaming behemoths that do these buyouts where they pay all the money upfront for the talent.

  • So yeah, you know, I respect the time for getting in there and respect to you for taking on a a behemoth like him.

  • It's this giant, complicated behemoth of a platform.

  • Because it may need to be a strength in numbers effort against the behemoth that is NVIDIA now.

  • So Eugene O'kelly was the former CEO of KPMG, the accounting behemoth, a tight enough industry, someone who was admired by so many people.

  • A financial behemoth that will cheerfully replenish its depleted vaults.

  • Amazon is a behemoth of online shopping, dominating the market with its massive range of products.

  • The company has grown into a media behemoth, producing blockbuster films and popular television series.

  • As one of the largest automobile manufacturers, Toyota is a global behemoth in the industry.

Synonyms

monster
vsbehemoth
  • Offensive
395 2.5

A very large person or animal with a strange, frightening body

is neutral about form, emphasizing size and power without deformity
giant
vsbehemoth
73 1.0

A very large and strong person or thing

is more about great size combined with broad power
powerhouse
vsbehemoth
57 4.5

A person, team, or organization that is very successful and able to influence others

emphasizes great size and wide power rather than only success
heavyweight
vsbehemoth
29 3.5

A person who has great power or influence in a field

focuses on extreme size and power rather than weight or ranking
titan
vsbehemoth
19 7.1

A very powerful and important person in a field

is broader, covering very large powerful things and organizations
juggernaut
vsbehemoth
17 9.1

A very large powerful force that cannot be stopped, for example a company or government

means very large and powerful but not necessarily unstoppable
leviathan
vsbehemoth
  • Literature
17 9.3

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

is used for any extremely large and powerful person, thing, or organization
colossus
vsbehemoth
4 7.5

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

is used broadly for extreme size and power, not only importance
goliath
vsbehemoth
2 7.4

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

is the broad term for extreme size and power across uses
megalodon
vsbehemoth
  • Informal
1 8.2

A very large and powerful company or group that dominates its field

is the standard word for extreme size and power across contexts
hulk of a man
vsbehemoth
1 5.2

A very large man who is strong

is broader, covering large powerful things and organizations not just people
overgod
vsbehemoth
9.9

A person or group much more powerful than others in an area

is a general large and powerful term, not always implying supremacy
Godzilla
vsbehemoth
  • Informal
6.1

A very large or powerful thing that causes great damage like the movie monster

is a general label for large power without the destructive image
absolute unit
vsbehemoth
  • Slang
8.3

Someone or something that is very large and impressive, often as a joke

is more neutral and serious about extreme size and power

Compounds

A very large, difficult project that needs a lot of time and many people

How Big

behemoth
31 7.8
giant
248 3.4
corporation
3.7
company
1.0
small businessman
  • Canadian
11 2.8

Surface Forms

behemoth singular
behemoths plural

Etymology

The word behemoth comes from the Hebrew word behemah, which means 'beast' and in the Bible named a giant, powerful animal. So today behemoth is used for any very large and powerful person, thing, or organization.