Goliath

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of GOLIATH

something or someone that is unusually large and powerful <the family-owned company lost the contract to a multibillion-dollar Goliath>

Synonyms behemoth, blockbuster, colossus, dinosaur, dreadnought, elephant, Goliath, jumbo, leviathan, mammoth, mastodon, monster, titan, whale, whopper

Related Words amazon, giantess; bulk, hulk; heavyweight; juggernaut, steamroller

Near Antonyms lightweight, weakling, wimp, wisp; nonentity, twerp, whippersnapper

Antonyms diminutive, dwarf, half-pint, midget, mite, peewee, pygmy (also pigmy), runt, shrimp

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