Giant

//ˈd͡ʒaɪ.ənt//

Synonyms for "giant" (130 found)

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Closest matches (26)

Adjective(2 words)
bigboxcar

Strong matches (39)

Adjective(2 words)
elephantinegargantuan

Related words (65)

Adjective(1 words)
jumbo

Related word relations

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11 relation types

More general

16 entries

Antonyms

3 entries

Synonyms

5 entries

Related terms

1 entries

derived

154 entries

Showing 16 of 154 words.

distinct from

1 entries

etymologically related_to

1 entries

has context

5 entries

is a

8 entries

related to

31 entries

Showing 16 of 31 words.

similar

2 entries

Translations

297 translations across 94 languages.

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Abkhaz

2 entries
  • адау noun (mythical human)
  • аиныжә noun (mythical human)

Afrikaans

3 entries
  • reus noun (mythical human)
  • reus noun (Greek mythological creature)
  • reus noun (very tall person)

Albanian

4 entries
  • madheshtore adj (giant)
  • gjigant noun (mythical human)
  • katallaj noun (mythical human)
  • vigan noun (very tall person)

Ancient Greek

2 entries
  • γίγας noun (mythical human)
  • γίγας noun (Greek mythological creature)

Arabic

2 entries
  • عِملاق noun (mythical human)
  • عِمْلَاق noun (mythical human)

Armenian

4 entries
  • աժդահա adj (giant)
  • հսկա adj (giant)
  • վիթխարի adj (giant)
  • աժդահա noun (mythical human)

Azerbaijani

4 entries
  • div noun (mythical human)
  • nəhəng noun (mythical human)
  • nəhəng noun (Greek mythological creature)
  • pəhləvan noun (mythical human)

Belarusian

3 entries
  • веліка́н noun (mythical human)
  • во́лат noun (mythical human)
  • гіга́нт noun (mythical human)

Bengali

2 entries
  • বিশাল adj (giant)
  • দৈত্য noun (mythical human)

Bikol Central

2 entries
  • tandayag adj (giant)
  • tandayag noun (mythical human)

Bulgarian

4 entries
  • гига́нтски adj (giant)
  • грама́ден adj (giant)
  • велика́н noun (mythical human)
  • велика́н noun (very tall person)

Catalan

4 entries
  • gegant adj (giant)
  • gegantí adj (giant)
  • gegant noun (mythical human)
  • gegant noun (Greek mythological creature)

Cherokee

2 entries
  • ᏧᎵᎦᎳ noun (mythical human)
  • ᏧᎵᎧᎷ noun (mythical human)

Chinese Cantonese

1 entries
  • 巨人 noun (mythical human)

Chinese Mandarin

2 entries
  • 巨人 noun (mythical human)
  • 巨星 noun (luminous star)

Coptic

1 entries
  • ⲁⲫⲱⲫ noun (mythical human)

Czech

4 entries
  • obrovský adj (giant)
  • obří adj (giant)
  • gigant noun (Greek mythological creature)
  • obr noun (mythical human)

Danish

1 entries
  • kæmpe noun (mythical human)

Dari

1 entries
  • غُول noun (mythical human)

Dutch

4 entries
  • reusachtig adj (giant)
  • reuzen adj (giant)
  • reus noun (mythical human)
  • reus noun (very tall person)

Esperanto

3 entries
  • giganta adj (giant)
  • altulo noun (very tall person)
  • giganto noun (mythical human)

Estonian

2 entries
  • gigant noun (Greek mythological creature)
  • hiiglane noun (mythical human)

Faroese

2 entries
  • risi noun (mythical human)
  • risi noun (very tall person)

Finnish

4 entries
  • jättiläis adj (giant)
  • jättiläismäinen adj (giant)
  • gigantti noun (Greek mythological creature)
  • jätti noun (mythical human)

French

2 entries
  • géant noun (mythical human)
  • géant noun (very tall person)

Galician

4 entries
  • cachimán noun (very tall person)
  • xigante noun (mythical human)
  • xigante noun (Greek mythological creature)
  • xigante noun (very tall person)

Georgian

4 entries
  • გიგანტური adj (giant)
  • უზარმაზარი adj (giant)
  • აყლაყუდა noun (very tall person)
  • ბუმბერაზი noun (mythical human)

German

4 entries
  • gigantisch adj (giant)
  • riesig adj (giant)
  • Gigant noun (mythical human)
  • Gigant noun (Greek mythological creature)

Greek

2 entries
  • γίγαντας noun (mythical human)
  • γίγας noun (Greek mythological creature)

Hebrew

3 entries
  • נָפִיל noun (mythical human)
  • עֲנָק noun (mythical human)
  • עֲנָק noun (very tall person)

Hindi

4 entries
  • दिग्गज adj (giant)
  • दानव noun (mythical human)
  • देव noun (mythical human)
  • दैत्य noun (mythical human)

Hungarian

1 entries
  • óriás noun (mythical human)

Icelandic

1 entries
  • risi noun (mythical human)

Ido

2 entries
  • giganta adj (giant)
  • giganto noun (mythical human)

Indonesian

3 entries
  • gergasi noun (mythical human)
  • raksasa noun (mythical human)
  • raksasa noun (very tall person)

Iranian Persian

1 entries
  • غول noun (mythical human)

Irish

3 entries
  • arracht noun (mythical human)
  • fathach noun (mythical human)
  • fathach noun (luminous star)

Italian

4 entries
  • colossale adj (giant)
  • gigantesco adj (giant)
  • colosso noun (mythical human)
  • colosso noun (very tall person)

Japanese

2 entries
  • 巨人 noun (mythical human)
  • 巨人 noun (very tall person)

Kabuverdianu

3 entries
  • jiganti adj (giant)
  • jiganti noun (mythical human)
  • jiganti noun (very tall person)

Kanakanabu

1 entries
  • tiipari noun (mythical human)

Kazakh

2 entries
  • алып noun (mythical human)
  • алып noun (luminous star)

Khmer

2 entries
  • កុម្ពណ្ឌ noun (mythical human)
  • យក្ស noun (mythical human)

Korean

2 entries
  • 거인 noun (mythical human)
  • 거인 noun (very tall person)

Kyrgyz

2 entries
  • алп noun (mythical human)
  • дөө noun (mythical human)

Lao

1 entries
  • ຍັກ noun (mythical human)

Latin

1 entries
  • gigas noun (mythical human)

Latvian

4 entries
  • gigantisks adj (giant)
  • milzīgs adj (giant)
  • gigants noun (mythical human)
  • gigants noun (Greek mythological creature)

Lithuanian

1 entries
  • milžinas noun (mythical human)

Luhya

2 entries
  • kukundu noun (very tall person)
  • okundu noun (mythical human)

Macedonian

4 entries
  • ги́гантски adj (giant)
  • о́громен adj (giant)
  • џи́новски adj (giant)
  • ги́гант noun (mythical human)

Malay

2 entries
  • gergasi noun (mythical human)
  • raksasa noun (mythical human)

Manx

1 entries
  • foawr noun (mythical human)

Marathi

1 entries
  • जायंट noun (Greek mythological creature)

Māori

3 entries
  • hītawe adj (giant)
  • hītawetawe adj (giant)
  • hītawe noun (very tall person)

Ngazidja Comorian

1 entries
  • djindru noun (mythical human)

North Frisian

1 entries
  • Riis noun (mythical human)

Northern Kurdish

1 entries
  • dêw noun (mythical human)

Norwegian Bokmål

1 entries
  • kjempe noun (mythical human)

Occitan

3 entries
  • gigant noun (mythical human)
  • gigant noun (Greek mythological creature)
  • gigant noun (very tall person)

Old Armenian

2 entries
  • հսկայ noun (mythical human)
  • սկայ noun (mythical human)

Old English

3 entries
  • entisċ adj (giant)
  • ent noun (mythical human)
  • gīgant noun (mythical human)

Old French

2 entries
  • gaiant noun (mythical human)
  • jaiant noun (mythical human)

Old Irish

1 entries
  • aithech noun (mythical human)

Pashto

2 entries
  • دېب noun (mythical human)
  • دېو noun (mythical human)

Pijin

1 entries
  • jaean noun (mythical human)

Plautdietsch

1 entries
  • Ries noun (mythical human)

Polish

4 entries
  • gigantyczny adj (giant)
  • gigant noun (mythical human)
  • gigant noun (Greek mythological creature)
  • olbrzym noun (mythical human)

Portuguese

4 entries
  • gigante adj (giant)
  • gigantesco adj (giant)
  • gigante noun (mythical human)
  • gigante noun (Greek mythological creature)

Rapa Nui

1 entries
  • nui nui adj (giant)

Romanian

3 entries
  • uriaș adj (giant)
  • gigant noun (mythical human)
  • uriaș noun (mythical human)

Russian

4 entries
  • гига́нтский adj (giant)
  • огро́мный adj (giant)
  • ве́лет noun (mythical human)
  • велика́н noun (mythical human)

Scottish Gaelic

1 entries
  • famhair noun (mythical human)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries
  • dȉv noun (mythical human)
  • dȉv noun (very tall person)
  • gȍrostās noun (mythical human)
  • gȍrostās noun (very tall person)

Slovak

2 entries
  • gigant noun (Greek mythological creature)
  • obor noun (mythical human)

Slovene

4 entries
  • gromozanski adj (giant)
  • ogromen adj (giant)
  • orjaški adj (giant)
  • velikanski adj (giant)

Sotho

2 entries
  • seqhobane noun (mythical human)
  • seqhobane noun (Greek mythological creature)

Spanish

4 entries
  • gigantesco adj (giant)
  • gigante noun (mythical human)
  • gigante noun (Greek mythological creature)
  • gigante noun (very tall person)

Swahili

2 entries
  • jitu noun (mythical human)
  • njemba noun (very tall person)

Swedish

4 entries
  • enorm adj (giant)
  • jättelik adj (giant)
  • jättestor adj (giant)
  • jätte noun (mythical human)

Tagalog

4 entries
  • dambuhala adj (giant)
  • higante adj (giant)
  • tandayag adj (giant)
  • higante noun (mythical human)

Tajik

2 entries
  • девпайкар noun (mythical human)
  • ғул noun (mythical human)

Taos

1 entries
  • tʼòyłóna noun (mythical human)

Thai

2 entries
  • ยักษ์ noun (mythical human)
  • ไจแอนต์ noun (mythical human)

Turkish

4 entries
  • dev adj (giant)
  • devasa adj (giant)
  • dev noun (mythical human)
  • dev noun (Greek mythological creature)

Ukrainian

3 entries
  • ве́лет noun (mythical human)
  • ве́летень noun (mythical human)
  • гіга́нт noun (mythical human)

Unami

1 entries
  • xinkw adj (giant)

Urdu

1 entries
  • دیوْ noun (mythical human)

Uyghur

2 entries
  • پالۋان noun (mythical human)
  • گىگانت noun (mythical human)

Uzbek

2 entries
  • gigant noun (mythical human)
  • pahlavon noun (mythical human)

Vietnamese

1 entries
  • người khổng lồ noun (mythical human)

Volapük

4 entries
  • gianagretik adj (giant)
  • gianan noun (mythical human)
  • higianan noun (mythical human)
  • jigianan noun (mythical human)

Welsh

1 entries
  • cawr noun (mythical human)

Yiddish

3 entries
  • האַמאַן noun (mythical human)
  • לאַגראַן noun (mythical human)
  • ריז noun (mythical human)

Sample sentences

17 total sentences available.

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Our firm is a giant one, and there are some rules and regulations, which should be revised or rescinded to reduce red tape and increase efficiency.

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Giant pandas live only in China.

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Nancy had never seen a giant panda before.

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The giant plane screamed down in an almost vertical dive.

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