elephantlike

Trunk-bearing in manner

Resembling an elephant in some quality—massive size, thick gray skin, lumbering movement, or long memory.

The comparison usually emphasizes bulk or slow, heavy motion: He moved with elephantlike grace through the crowded room.

Less commonly describes loyalty or emotional depth attributed to elephants.

massive

gargantuan

Extremely immense in scope

immense · gigantic · titanic · towering · vast · huge · bulky · ponderous · weighty · hefty

memory

retentive

Able to hold information

recollection · photographic · eidetic · tenacious · encyclopedic · recognition · loyal · matriarchal · ancestral

wrinkled

creased

Bearing pressed lines

leathery · weathered · textured · tough-skinned · gray · dusty · hide · trunk · bristly · coarse

majestic

regal

Of or befitting royalty

dignified · venerable · monumental · magnificent · grandeur · sublime · awe-inspiring · commanding · powerful · wise

safari

savannah

Tropical grassland ecosystem

waterhole · herd · matriarch · tusker · trunk · charging · trumpeting · migration · conservation · poaching

herbivore

grazing

Feeding on pasture

hay · bamboo · munching · vegetation · uprooting · browsing · trunkful · voracious

Opposites
size

elephantlikemouselike

Resembling a small rodent

antlike · insectlike · tiny · minuscule · diminutive

movement/grace

elephantlikecatlike

Resembling a feline

graceful · nimble · agile · lithe · sprightly

memory/cognition

elephantlikeforgetful

Failing to retain information

scatterbrained · absent-minded · amnesiac · oblivious · bird-brained

Family

elephant, elephants, elephantine

Familiarity
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Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G