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noun

ˈjī-ənt How to pronounce giant (audio)
Definition of giantnext
as in whale
something that is unusually large and powerful the Great Pyramids of Egypt are giants among the world's architectural wonders

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giant

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adjective

as in gigantic
unusually large the giant sycamore tree that dwarfs our house is almost 250 years old

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Recent Examples of giant
Noun
Since then, the commission has widened its crackdown on digital giants with more antitrust investigations targeting Amazon, Apple and Facebook and sweeping new rules aimed at clamping down on the biggest digital companies. — ABC News, 2 July 2026 In the years since, Monsanto, now owned by German chemical giant Bayer, has paid out over $10 billion to settle about 100,000 claims from people who said their health was harmed after they were exposed to Roundup. — Sarah J. Morath, The Conversation, 2 July 2026
Adjective
The tennis player's silver manicure included a giant crystal on each finger, minus the thumbs. — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 2 July 2026 That meant the design had to favor stability and efficiency, almost like a giant paper glider. — New Atlas, 3 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for giant
Recent Examples of Synonyms for giant
  1. whale
  2. gigantic
  3. dinosaur
  4. huge
  5. monster
  6. enormous
  7. mammoth
  8. vast
Noun
  • Those include swimming dolphins, traveling in space, and taking a bath with a whale.
    — Parents, Parents, 3 July 2026
  • Along with a full roster of shows and entertainment, the ship will sail with a whale specialist during summer months.
    — Jane Wooldridge, Travel + Leisure, 3 July 2026
Definition of whale
Adjective
  • But a loss, coming after such an absurd, farcical process, and removing the possibility of a gigantic matchup against Spain or Portugal in the quarterfinals in Los Angeles, would be unforgivable.
    — Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026
  • The gigantic star cluster inside the nebula NGC 3603 (about 20,000 light-years away) shines in a second image.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 2 July 2026
Definition of gigantic
Noun
  • Beyond the rides, families can climb the Lookout Towers, meet baby dinosaurs, and explore interactive play areas.
    — Jacqueline Dole, Travel + Leisure, 5 July 2026
  • Schindler compared Pluto's reclassification to the dinosaur Brontosaurus, which was renamed Apatosaurus after further study before later regaining its original classification as scientists refined their understanding.
    — Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 1 July 2026
Definition of dinosaur
Adjective
  • Benjamin Willis, a Lorain, Ohio, teenager and huge Marvel movie fan, opened his mouth in awe.
    — Rodney Ho, AJC.com, 6 July 2026
  • That water supply is not the same water supply that goes toward agriculture, which accounts for a huge portion of the water used in the country, Anisfeld said.
    — Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 5 July 2026
Definition of huge
Noun
  • Go on, put the 131-cube (2,147 cc) monster engine into that one.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 6 July 2026
  • There’s no way the doll monsters at the pond were the whole point of the Lake of Tears, right?
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
Definition of monster
Adjective
  • Hagan Community Park in Rancho Cordova transformed from a serene hangout spot into an enormous fun-fest fit for a nation’s 250th birthday on Friday.
    — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 4 July 2026
  • Over time, these little communication shifts can create enormous changes in your home.
    — Siggie Cohen, CNBC, 4 July 2026
Definition of enormous
Noun
  • According to this theory, those now-extinct megafauna—the giant ground sloths and the giant beavers, the mastodons and mammoths, and even the lions and dire wolves—were relatively quickly hunted to extinction.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 June 2026
  • For the next 49,000 years, the sticky pits captured virtually everything that fell or walked onto them, from grains of pollen borne by the wind to hapless ancient camels and Columbian mammoths.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2026
Definition of mammoth
Adjective
  • Competitive eaters expand their stomach capacity to hold vast amounts of food.
    — Jennifer Borresen, USA Today, 3 July 2026
  • In a vast contrast to 1776, chronic diseases now account for most American deaths, because people generally live long enough to develop them.
    — Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026
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