giants

Towering legendary beings

Giants are beings of enormous size—mythological creatures towering over ordinary humans, or simply very tall people.

The term extends to anyone or anything of exceptional power or achievement: a giant of industry, literary giants.

In sports, a giant-killer is an underdog who defeats a dominant opponent.

He stood like a giant among lesser men. (Capitalized Giants refers to sports teams.)

size

enormous

Extremely large in scale

immense · gargantuan · titanic · hulking · mammoth · behemoth · humongous · monstrous · vast · stupendous

figurative

titans

Dominant powerful figures

moguls · trailblazers · pioneers · innovators · heavyweights · leaders · goliaths · industry leaders · conglomerates · juggernauts

mythology

Goliath

Biblical giant warrior

titans · Nephilim · Brobdingnagian · Antaeus · Argus · Talos · Enceladus · Orion · Prometheus · Cronus

fairytale

beanstalk

Legume plant's stem

castle · Englishman · fairytale · folklore · storytelling · BFG · Hagrid · Grimm · David · slingshot

sports

NFL

Pro football organization

football · baseball · stadium · Super Bowl · championships · touchdowns · quarterbacks · home runs · pitchers · outfielders

Categories
Opposites
physical size

giantsdwarfs

Makes appear smaller

midgets · pygmies · runts · shrimps · diminutives

power and influence

giantsnobodies

Unimportant, unknown persons

nonentities · weaklings · lightweights · small fry · bit players

mythological/fantastical classification

giantsdwarves

Mythical small beings

dwarfs · Lilliputians · elves · fairies · pixies

Phrases
Family

giant, giantess

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