Synonyms for leviathan
| Grammar : Adj, noun |
| Spell : li-vahy-uh-thuh n |
| Phonetic Transcription : lɪˈvaɪ ə θən |
Top 10 synonyms for leviathan Other synonyms for the word leviathan
- abnormality
- barbarian
- behemothic
- big
- brute
- bulk
- bulky
- centaur
- cetacean
- colossus
- cyclopean
- cyclops
- elephant
- elephantine
- fiend
- Frankenstein
- Gargantua
- giant
- giant squid
- gigantic
- Godzilla
- goliath
- great
- gross
- heavyweight
- hellion
- Hercules
- high
- horror
- huge
- hulk
- humongous
- hydra
- immeasurable
- immense
- jumbo
- kraken
- large
- leviathan
- Loch Ness monster
- long
- lusty
- lusus naturae
- magnificent
- mammoth
- massive
- mighty
- miscreation
- mondo
- monster
- monstrosity
- monstrous
- monumental
- mountain
- mountainous
- mutant
- oarfish
- ogre
- outsize
- oversize
- phoenix
- planetary
- polypheme
- prodigious
- Samson
- savage
- stupendous
- super-colossal
- super-duper
- titan
- titanic
- towering
- tremendous
- vast
- villain
- walloping
- werewolf
- whale
- whopper
- whopping
Définition 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
- 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
Antonyms for leviathan
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