leviathan

An extremely large or powerful thing, organization, or person.

• The company became a corporate leviathan.
• A steel leviathan slowly entered the harbor.
• Small firms struggle to compete with these industrial leviathans.

How to use it: a leviathan of a something (A leviathan of a ship blocked the harbor entrance.)

Similar words: giant, colossus, behemoth

Common phrases: corporate leviathan, industrial leviathan, leviathan of something

An extremely large and powerful sea monster.

• A leviathan rose from the sea.
• The sailors feared a leviathan beneath their ship.
• The story describes leviathans swallowing whole boats.

Similar words: sea monster

Common phrases: sea leviathan, terrifying leviathan, ancient leviathan

A political state with great power over its people, especially one that controls them harshly.

• The state became a leviathan.
• Citizens feared the growing power of this political leviathan.
• The essay asks whether a leviathan can protect individual freedom.

Common phrases: state leviathan, political leviathan, powerful leviathan

Extremely large.

• A leviathan ship filled the harbor.
• They built a factory of leviathan proportions.
• The leviathan structure cast a shadow over the village.

Similar words: huge, enormous, gigantic

Opposites: tiny

Common phrases: leviathan ship, leviathan proportions, leviathan structure