DINOSAURS Synonyms: 59 Similar and Opposite Words

dinosaurs

noun

plural of dinosaur

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one that has passed the peak of effectiveness or popularity as an old-time big-city boss, he's become something of a dinosaur in today's political world

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something or someone that is unusually large and powerful not that his small lawn needed such a dinosaur, but he bought a riding mower anyway

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Recent Examples of dinosaurs About 66 million years ago, the Chicxulub asteroid smashed into Earth, kicking up tsunamis and dropping hot debris that annihilated non-avian dinosaurs and many other species. — Elizabeth Rayne, ArsTechnica, 30 Sep. 2026 Its discovery adds to our understanding of one of the world’s premier fossil deposits and what life in Illinois looked like even before dinosaurs. — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 24 Sep. 2026 For the dinosaurs that survived the initial blast, the world became an unforgiving wilderness of starvation and severe climate shifts. — Kevin Brown, Forbes.com, 24 Sep. 2026 Sereno hopes to publish new research on Rex Junior and other dinosaurs from the Zerbst Ranch in early 2027. — Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2026 Scientists have unearthed only a handful of tracks from other dinosaurs in the wider Hell Creek Formation. — Taylor Nicioli, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2026 Districts could be drawn that look like dinosaurs, steam locomotives or Frankenstein monsters. — Chris West, Baltimore Sun, 19 Sep. 2026 The findings add to the growing body of research into how dinosaurs functioned. — Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 16 Sep. 2026 Eagle says that's higher than a reptile or some slower mammals like sloths, but lower than birds, which evolved from dinosaurs. — ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026

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Behind the reception desk, a wall of 109 wooden pigeonholes doubles as an art installation, with some compartments displaying replicas of the property's original room keys and others filled with nautical relics reflecting Naples's coastal allure.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Sep. 2026
When it was closed down in 1539, its treasures, books and relics were seized and its lands and buildings sold off, some to local nobles and gentry, some to the town authorities of Bury.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of relics

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For decades, the seabirds have pecked at whales surfacing to breathe, gorging on their skin and blubber.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026
The new interpretations of the Endangered Species Act remove some of the legal basis for enforcing rules for noisy seismic surveys, speed limits on vessels and restrictions on shipping routes designed to help protect the whales from harm.

— Timothy Randhir, The Conversation, 1 Oct. 2026

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This latest group of founders stands on the shoulders of giants from the noughties like Spotify, Klarna, and Skype, who themselves took inspiration from the postwar design empires of IKEA, H&M and Tetra Pak (modernizer of the milk carton).

— Jan Larsson, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026
Google on Thursday unveiled a new AI agent tailored for workplace tasks, positioning it to compete with other technology giants racing to offer their own virtual office assistants.

— Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of giants

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The main three projects — The Mummy, The Loudest Voice and Unabomber — each involve monsters in various forms.

— Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2026
The world has seen many hurricanes rapidly intensify in recent years, strengthening from relatively weak storms into destructive monsters in a matter of hours.

— Chanh Kieu, Washington Post, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of monsters

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In ancient California, they are believed to have existed alongside other extinct native species, including bison-sized Jefferson’s ground sloths, Columbian mammoths and western camels.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026
See fossils of the 14-foot, 20,000-pound mammoths that used to roam around Texas.

— Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of mammoths

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This wildly luxurious hideaway coexists with nature to put you up-close with the Big Five—especially the elephants, lion, and rhino that roam this northwest corner of South Africa.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Acehnese conservationist Farwiza Farhan has spent years fighting to protect Sumatra’s Leuser Ecosystem—perhaps the last place on Earth where elephants, tigers, rhinos and orangutans still coexist in the wild.

— Ashleigh Nghiem, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026

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