Antonyms for leviathan

Grammar : Adj, noun

Spell : li-vahy-uh-thuh n

Phonetic Transcription : lɪˈvaɪ ə θən

Definition of leviathan

Origin : late 14c., "sea monster, sea serpent," also regarded as a form of Satan, from Late Latin leviathan, from Hebrew livyathan "dragon, serpent, huge sea animal," of unknown origin, perhaps related to liwyah "wreath," from root l-w-h- "to wind, turn, twist." Of powerful persons or things from c.1600. Hobbes's use is from 1651.

As in mammoth : adj huge
As in gargantuan : adj very large
As in huge : adj extremely large
As in monster : noun giant animal; supernatural being
As in sea serpent : noun monster in body of water
As in behemoth : noun giant
As in Goliath : noun giant
As in titan : noun giant
As in colossus : noun giant thing
As in giant : noun extremely large person

Example sentences :

When he began to speak of The Leviathan, her face dropped again.
Extract from : « The Harmsworth Magazine, v. 1, 1898-1899, No. 2 » by Various

"Tis fortunate I shall be with thee when thou carvest the Leviathan," he said once.
Extract from : « Dreamers of the Ghetto » by I. Zangwill

"Make that young Leviathan speak," said Cleever impatiently, above his glass.
Extract from : « Soldiers Three, Part II. » by Rudyard Kipling

Well, you can see from this how the great Leviathan conflict began.
Extract from : « Days Off » by Henry Van Dyke

Madame began to bridle and to look as ostentatious as a leviathan.
Extract from : « The Prophet of Berkeley Square » by Robert Hichens

Each of us, on leaving the Leviathan, had been rationed with a sandwich.
Extract from : « The Greater Love » by George T. McCarthy

The great Leviathan that maketh the seas to seethe like boiling pan.
Extract from : « Moby Dick; or The Whale » by Herman Melville

What am I that I should essay to hook the nose of this leviathan!
Extract from : « Moby Dick; or The Whale » by Herman Melville

Look at a full-sized oak, the rooted Leviathan of the fields.
Extract from : « Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Volume 7 » by Elbert Hubbard

Hand to hand every newcomer must struggle with the leviathan.
Extract from : « Strictly Business » by O. Henry

Synonyms for leviathan

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