colossus
Gigantic bronze figure
A colossus is something enormous in size, power, or importance.
The word originally referred to a giant statue, especially the Colossus of Rhodes—a bronze figure of the sun god that stood at the harbor entrance in ancient Greece.
Now it describes anything of overwhelming scale: a colossus of industry, an intellectual colossus.
The plural is colossi or colossuses. (Capitalized Colossus may refer to specific statues, machines, or fictional characters.)
Dominant figure in field
- behemothCreature of immense size
- leviathanEnormous creature or entity
- juggernautOverwhelming, crushing force
- mammothExtinct elephant with curved tusks
hulk · monster · whale · elephant · dinosaur · kraken · ogre · troll
Extremely great in size
- enormousExtremely large in scale
- toweringOf imposing height
- giganticImmensely large in scale
- massiveExtremely large and heavy
tremendous · huge · gargantuan · titanic · monumental · stupendous · astronomical · mountainous
Too intense to withstand
- commandingExerting strong authority
- imposingImpressively grand in scale
- supremeHighest in authority
- hegemonicHaving supreme influence
predominant · influential · preeminent · sovereign · authoritative · masterful · controlling · ascendant
titan
Dominant figure in field
- behemothCreature of immense size
- leviathanEnormous creature or entity
- juggernautOverwhelming, crushing force
mammoth · hulk · monster · whale · elephant · dinosaur · kraken · ogre · troll · mastodon
vast
Extremely great in size
massive · tremendous · huge · gargantuan · titanic · monumental · stupendous · astronomical · mountainous · imposing
overpowering
Too intense to withstand
- commandingExerting strong authority
- imposingImpressively grand in scale
- supremeHighest in authority
hegemonic · predominant · influential · preeminent · sovereign · authoritative · masterful · controlling · ascendant · unrivaled
sculpture
Shaped three-dimensional art
monument · effigy · figurine · bust · carving · artwork · chisel · masterpiece · craftsmanship · statuary
- Game Creaturesslime, skeleton, zombie, spider, goblin
- power metaphorsiron fist, iron grip, reins, puppet master, pulling strings
- humanoidshumanoid, elf, dwarf, goblin, orc
- legendarylegendary, mythic, iconic, heroic, immortal
- legendsKing Arthur, Robin Hood, Hercules, Merlin, Excalibur
- machomachismo, macho man, alpha male, tough guy, bravado
- colossal failure
- Colossus of RhodesAncient wonder, bronze statue
- colossal squidMassive deep-dwelling cephalopod
- colossal horrorMassive frightening entity
- colossal statuesImmense carved likenesses