JUMBOS Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

jumbos

noun

plural of jumbo

as in whales

something that is unusually large and powerful the winner in the contest for biggest pumpkin was a jumbo that weighed in at over a thousand pounds

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Recent Examples of jumbos But go in expecting fewer of the big, picture-perfect jumbos, more size substitutions, and prices that stay elevated straight through the holidays; this year's crop doesn't finish shipping until harvest wraps in November. — Phil Lempert, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026

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Noun

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

As legislation is introduced at a record pace, shifting political views are driving more proposals that seek to restrict the tech giants.

— Chris Hacker, Washington Post, 3 Sep. 2026
Nightly swarms of drones closed Russian airports, struck oil refineries or set ablaze the warehouses of retail giants Wildberries and Ozon.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of giants

Noun

For years, the museum was a place for education and numerous exhibits open to the public, including over 30 dinosaurs and Mesozoic reptiles in the museum's Dinosaur Hall.

— Kaitlyn McCormick, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026
Connect The Dots Of A Nontraditional Career Path Cover letters can be dinosaurs or game changers.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of dinosaurs

Noun

King drops elephants through the air, erects wobbly Towers of Babel, lets characters run amok with depictions of her own pencils, and then summons a hand with a knife to clear a clean space on the page.

— Laura Preston, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2026
Other inspirations for the project include the Giant Pink Sea Snail from Doctor Dolittle, giant mechanical elephant puppets by Royal de Luxe and Jules Verne’s imaginative creations.

— Jim Dobson, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of elephants

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

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