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Hercules

[hur-kyuh-leez] / ˈhɜr kyəˌliz /
NOUN
colossus
Synonyms
STRONG
Gargantua Samson behemoth cyclops giant goliath leviathan mammoth titan
WEAK
Godzilla
NOUN
giant
Synonyms
STRONGEST
behemoth titan
STRONG
bulk cetacean colossus cyclops elephant goliath hulk leviathan mammoth monster mountain ogre whale whopper
WEAK
jumbo polypheme
Antonyms
WEAK
dwarf pipsqueak runt shrimp
NOUN
Goliath
Synonyms
STRONG
behemoth bulk colossus cyclops elephant hulk leviathan mammoth monster mountain ogre titan whale whopper
WEAK
jumbo polypheme
NOUN
titan
Synonyms
STRONGEST
behemoth
STRONG
bulk colossus cyclops elephant goliath hulk leviathan mammoth monster mountain ogre whale whopper
WEAK
jumbo polypheme

Example Sentences

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Talking about the victims, but without mentioning the Hercules plane directly, he wrote: "This piece of scrap metal was bought in 2020 and came down, let's ask why".

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

The crash is the second time a Hercules C-130 has been involved in a deadly accident in as many months.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

The Hercules is a four-engine turboprop plane built by Lockheed Martin.

From Barron's • Mar. 23, 2026

Thomas Broughton’s vivid text zeroes in on the last days of the hero Hercules, who returns victorious from war with a string of captives.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

But Hercules embodied what the rest of Greece most valued.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton