DREADNOUGHTS Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

dreadnoughts

noun

plural of dreadnought

as in whales

something or someone that is unusually large and powerful poor gas mileage did little to stem the popularity of that dreadnought of the roadways: the SUV

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Recent Examples of dreadnoughts Before the dominance of aircraft carriers, dreadnoughts (later battleships) were the centerpiece of any serious navy. — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 7 May 2026

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In July, Shedd said it had been asked to help rehome up to 10 beluga whales because of its experience caring for belugas and its specialized habitats.

— Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
The knowledge center aims to help people understand our relationship with whales and their natural habitat.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of whales

Noun

David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Taylor Farms, along with other food service giants such as US Foods and Sysco, has become bigger and more vital in part by buying other companies.

— Brandon Gomez, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
The most rewarding part has been witnessing the power of Manoj and Boman – two giants of cinema – working together for the first time in this film.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of giants

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Hathaway plays a suburban mom whose neighborhood is suddenly and mysteriously transported from 1982 to prehistoric times, putting family and neighbors at the mercy of hungry dinosaurs.

— The Week US, TheWeek, 23 Aug. 2026
The real end of Oak Street comes not from the feet and chompers of the dinosaurs but from a moviemaker who revives the idyllic 1980s only to desecrate them with wokeness.

— Peter Tonguette, The Washington Examiner, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of dinosaurs

Noun

There will be no B-movie monsters wearing terrible prosthetics, no scripts full of non sequiturs, no glitchy graphics.

— Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2026
The monsters of the original — the Cyclops and the sirens — are replaced by drones that buzz across the stage and models of robotic war machines.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of monsters

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Tech titans have defended their products and largely brushed off concerns as overblown or misguided.

— Christopher Cann, USA Today, 30 Aug. 2026
After Musk left, OpenAI launched massively successful AI products, namely ChatGPT, struck partnerships with tech titans including Microsoft, converted its business into a for-profit with a non-profit parent, and raised huge sums of funding.

— Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 29 Aug. 2026

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