dinosaur | Definition of dinosaur

Synonyms and Antonyms of dinosaur

1 one that has passed the peak of effectiveness or popularity

as an old-time big-city boss, he's become something of a dinosaur in today's political world

Synonyms of dinosaur

has-been, relic

Words Related to dinosaur

dodo, fogy (also fogey), fossil, old-timer

fuddy-duddy, mossback, stick-in-the-mud, stodge [British], troglodyte

Near Antonyms of dinosaur

comer, rising star, up-and-comer

2 something or someone that is unusually large and powerful

not that his small lawn needed such a dinosaur, but he bought a riding mower anyway

Synonyms of dinosaur

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

Words Related to dinosaur

amazon, giantess

juggernaut, steamroller

Near Antonyms of dinosaur

lightweight, weakling, wimp, wisp

nonentity, twerp, whippersnapper

Antonyms of dinosaur

diminutive, dwarf, half-pint, midget, mite, peewee, pygmy (also pigmy), runt, shrimp