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giant

gi·ant

giant

 
 
pronunciation:
jaI nt
parts of speech:
noun, adjective
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part of speech: noun
definition 1: a legendary being who looks like a man of an enormous size and strength.
 
antonyms:
dwarf
similar words:
behemoth, colossus, hercules, jumbo, leviathan, monster, titan, whopper
definition 2: a person or thing of very great size, strength, power, or the like.
synonyms:
behemoth, colossus, leviathan, titan
antonyms:
diminutive, dwarf, miniature, pygmy
similar words:
hercules, jumbo, monolith, monster, powerhouse, whale, whopper
definition 3: (often cap.) in Greek mythology, any of a race of huge manlike beings who fought with, and were defeated by, the gods.
synonyms:
Titan
definition 4: a giant star.
synonyms:
giant star
antonyms:
dwarf, dwarf star
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part of speech: adjective
definition: like a giant or of very great size, strength, importance, or the like.
synonyms:
colossal, cyclopean, enormous, great, huge, humongous, immense, jumbo, mammoth, monstrous, prodigious, titanic, tremendous
antonyms:
diminutive, dwarfish, miniature
similar words:
big, gargantuan, large, monumental, mountainous, oversize, stupendous
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