leviathan

noun

le·vi·a·than li-ˈvī-ə-thən How to pronounce leviathan (audio)

often capitalized : a sea monster defeated by Yahweh in various scriptural accounts

: a large sea animal

this leviathan of animals is the great Blue Whale

Weston LaBarre

capitalized : the political state

especially : a totalitarian state having a vast bureaucracy

: something large or formidable

that leviathan of international corporations

leviathan adjective

Synonyms

behemoth
blockbuster
colossus
dinosaur
dreadnought
elephant
giant
Goliath
jumbo
mammoth
mastodon
monster
titan
whale
whopper

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Example Sentences

The factory is a towering leviathan in the middle of the town. a leviathan of the seas, that cruise ship is said to be the largest passenger vessel afloat

Recent Examples on the Web Only two years later, bp acquired Arco for $26 billion to form a company leviathan.

Ian Palmer, Forbes, 12 Aug. 2022 In 1863, the viceroy of Egypt, Isma’il Pasha, ordered up a steel leviathan called El Mahrousa, which was the world’s longest yacht for a remarkable hundred and nineteen years, until the title was claimed by King Fahd of Saudi Arabia.

Evan Osnos, The New Yorker, 18 July 2022 Checks-and-balances are dissolving in all directions, with the executive branch absorbing the powers of the other branches into an administrative leviathan, even as executive power become shielded from democratic control.

Mario Loyola, WSJ, 22 May 2022 So, for approved and vetted smaller firms that would fit a diverse supplier profile, this can mean leviathan-sized hurdles buried in the fine print: things like outsized insurance and cybersecurity requirements, or onerous payment terms.

Ellen Mcgirt, Fortune, 25 Jan. 2022 California is a land mass of 164,000 square miles, spread like a leviathan along the Pacific.

Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2021 But in the Mandate’s case, the real leviathan’s always changing its mind.

Matthew Carey Salyer, Forbes, 25 May 2021 The federal government is a leviathan with many, many tentacles.

Zachary B. Wolf, CNN, 29 July 2021 What would otherwise be an impenetrable leviathan is thereby made porous.

Michael J. Lewis, WSJ, 21 July 2021 See More

单词	leviathan
释义	leviathan noun le·vi·a·than li-ˈvī-ə-thən 1 a often capitalized : a sea monster defeated by Yahweh in various scriptural accounts b : a large sea animal this leviathan of animals is the great Blue Whale Weston LaBarre 2 capitalized : the political state especially : a totalitarian state having a vast bureaucracy 3 : something large or formidable that leviathan of international corporations leviathan adjective Did you know? Old Testament references to a huge sea monster, Leviathan (in Hebrew, Liwyāthān), are thought to come from an ancient myth in which the god Baal slays a multiheaded sea monster. Leviathan appears in the Book of Psalms, as a sea serpent that is killed by God and then given as food to creatures in the wilderness, and it is mentioned in the Book of Job as well. Today, its name is used for "something monstrous or of enormous size." Synonyms behemoth blockbuster colossus dinosaur dreadnought elephant giant Goliath jumbo mammoth mastodon monster titan whale whopper See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences The factory is a towering leviathan in the middle of the town. a leviathan of the seas, that cruise ship is said to be the largest passenger vessel afloat Recent Examples on the Web Only two years later, bp acquired Arco for $26 billion to form a company leviathan. Ian Palmer, Forbes, 12 Aug. 2022 In 1863, the viceroy of Egypt, Isma’il Pasha, ordered up a steel leviathan called El Mahrousa, which was the world’s longest yacht for a remarkable hundred and nineteen years, until the title was claimed by King Fahd of Saudi Arabia. Evan Osnos, The New Yorker, 18 July 2022 Checks-and-balances are dissolving in all directions, with the executive branch absorbing the powers of the other branches into an administrative leviathan, even as executive power become shielded from democratic control. Mario Loyola, WSJ, 22 May 2022 So, for approved and vetted smaller firms that would fit a diverse supplier profile, this can mean leviathan-sized hurdles buried in the fine print: things like outsized insurance and cybersecurity requirements, or onerous payment terms. Ellen Mcgirt, Fortune, 25 Jan. 2022 California is a land mass of 164,000 square miles, spread like a leviathan along the Pacific. Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2021 But in the Mandate’s case, the real leviathan’s always changing its mind. Matthew Carey Salyer, Forbes, 25 May 2021 The federal government is a leviathan with many, many tentacles. Zachary B. Wolf, CNN, 29 July 2021 What would otherwise be an impenetrable leviathan is thereby made porous. Michael J. Lewis, WSJ, 21 July 2021 See More Word History Etymology Middle English, from Late Latin, from Hebrew liwyāthān First Known Use 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a leviathan 1 of 2 adjective as in giant unusually large the Titanic was a leviathan ship by the standards of the time Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance giant gigantic colossal mammoth vast monster enormous massive huge titanic bumper tremendous monumental monstrous astronomical mighty immense oceanic elephantine mountainous gargantuan cosmic mega big astronomic cyclopean humongous oversize grand planetary jumbo heroic prodigious galactic sizable super walloping pharaonic herculean great supersize whacking supersized majestic whopping hulking oversized heroical humungous Brobdingnagian gigantesque cosmical staggering vasty substantial king-sized imposing formidable king-size considerable infinite good outsize overgrown handsome Himalayan gross towering super-duper major voluminous extensive monolithic bulky hefty tidy goodly cavernous grandiose outsized overwhelming lofty august stupendous sizeable boundless largish immeasurable Antonyms & Near Antonyms micro pygmy miniature microscopic tiny midget diminutive infinitesimal pocket minuscule microscopical wee teeny small teensy puny mini bitty bantam smallish undersize Lilliputian undersized minute little little bitty petite dwarfish microminiature dinky teensy-weensy teeny-weeny pint-sized pint-size half-pint See More leviathan 2 of 2 noun as in whale something that is unusually large and powerful a leviathan of the seas, that cruise ship is said to be the largest passenger vessel afloat Synonyms & Similar Words whale giant monster mammoth behemoth dinosaur titan colossus elephant hulk mastodon jumbo dreadnought Goliath blockbuster whopper giantess juggernaut amazon heavyweight steamroller bulk Antonyms & Near Antonyms dwarf shrimp pigmy midget diminutive pygmy runt mite peewee weakling lightweight half-pint wisp wimp twerp whippersnapper nonentity See More
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