Synonyms for colossus
kəˈlɒs əs; -ˈlɒs aɪcolos·sus

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1. giant, goliath, behemoth, monster, colossusnoun

   someone or something that is abnormally large and powerful

   Synonyms:
   devil, demon, monster, lusus naturae, teras, goliath, whale, titan, monstrosity, fiend, giant, giant star, hulk, heavyweight, behemoth, ogre, freak

2. colossus, behemoth, giant, heavyweight, titannoun

   a person of exceptional importance and reputation

   Synonyms:
   monster, heavyweight, whale, hulk, giant star, goliath, titan, behemoth, giant

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1. • Important Person

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1. colossusnoun

   Synonyms:
   gigantic statue

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1. List of paraphrases for "colossus":

   juggernaut, giant, monolith

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1. Julius Caesar:

   He bestows the world like a colossus, and we petty men walk under his huge legs, to peep about, and find ourselves dishonorable graves. The fault dear Brutus, is not in our stars, but in ourselves, that we are underlings.

2. Peter Kornbluh:

   A society that has lived in the historic dark shadow of the colossus of the north is now feeling some sunlight, the lifting of the general state of siege mentality that normal relations will bring is ultra-important.