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Detailed Synonyms for big in English

big:

big adj

  1. big
    – above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent 1
    large; great; vast; tall
    big
    – above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent 1
    • big adj
      • set out for the big city1
      • a big (or large) barn1
      • big businesses1
      • a big expenditure1
      • a big group of scientists1
  2. big
    – above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent 1
    big
    – above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent 1
    • big adj
      • set out for the big city1
      • a big (or large) barn1
      • big businesses1
      • a big expenditure1
      • a big group of scientists1
  3. big
    – above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent 1
    big
    – above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent 1
    • big adj
      • set out for the big city1
      • a big (or large) barn1
      • big businesses1
      • a big expenditure1
      • a big group of scientists1
  4. big
    big
  5. big
  6. big

big adj

  1. big
    – in an advanced stage of pregnancy 1
    great; heavy; big; large; with child; expectant; gravid; enceinte
    – in an advanced stage of pregnancy 1
  2. big
    – conspicuous in position or importance 1
    prominent; big; large
    – conspicuous in position or importance 1
    • prominent adj
      • a prominent citizen1
    • big adj
      • a big figure in the movement1
      • big man on campus1
    • large adj
      • he's very large in financial circles1
  3. big
    – given or giving freely 1
    handsome; big; liberal; bighearted; openhanded; freehanded; bounteous; giving; bountiful
    – given or giving freely 1
  4. big
    – generous and understanding and tolerant 1
    big; large; magnanimous
    – generous and understanding and tolerant 1
    • big adj
      • a heart big enough to hold no grudges1
      • that's very big of you to be so forgiving1
    • large adj
      • a large and generous spirit1
      • a large heart1
    • magnanimous adj
      • magnanimous toward his enemies1
  5. big
    – marked by intense physical force 1
    big
    – marked by intense physical force 1
    • big adj
      • a big wind1
  6. big
    – significant 1
    big
    – significant 1
    • big adj
      • graduation was a big day in his life1
  7. big
    – above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent 1
    big; large
    – above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent 1
    • big adj
      • set out for the big city1
      • a big (or large) barn1
      • big businesses1
      • a big expenditure1
      • a big group of scientists1
    • large adj
      • a large city1
      • a large sum1
      • a big (or large) barn1
      • a large family1
      • a large number of newspapers1
      • large areas of the world1
  8. big
    – loud and firm 1
    big
    – loud and firm 1
    • big adj
      • a big voice1
      • big bold piano sounds1
  9. big
    – (of animals) fully developed 1
    big; adult; grown; full-grown; fully grown; grownup
    – (of animals) fully developed 1
  10. big
    – very intense 1
    bad; big
    – very intense 1
    • bad adj
      • a bad headache1
      • had a big (or bad) shock1
      • a bad earthquake1
      • a bad storm1
    • big adj
      • in a big rage1
      • had a big (or bad) shock1
  11. big
    – feeling self-importance 1
    big; vainglorious; swelled
    – feeling self-importance 1
    • big adj
      • too big for his britches1
    • swelled adj
      • had a swelled head1
      • he was swelled with pride1
  12. big
    – exhibiting self-importance 1
    big; boastful; bragging; braggart; crowing; braggy; self-aggrandising; cock-a-hoop; self-aggrandizing
    – exhibiting self-importance 1
  13. big
    – prodigious 1
    heavy; big
    – prodigious 1
    • heavy adj
      • heavy investor1
    • big adj
      • big spender1
      • big eater1

big adv

  1. big
    – in a boastful manner 1
    big; large; vauntingly; boastfully
    – in a boastful manner 1
  2. big
    – in a major way 1
    big
    – in a major way 1
    • big adv
      • the play failed big at the box office1
  3. big
    – on a grand scale 1
    big
    – on a grand scale 1
    • big adv
      • think big1
  4. big
    – extremely well 1
    big
    – extremely well 1
    • big adv
      • his performance went over big1

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Related Definitions for "big":

  1. in an advanced stage of pregnancy1
    • was big with child1
  2. conspicuous in position or importance1
    • a big figure in the movement1
    • big man on campus1
  3. given or giving freely1
    • was a big tipper1
  4. generous and understanding and tolerant1
    • a heart big enough to hold no grudges1
    • that's very big of you to be so forgiving1
  5. marked by intense physical force1
    • a big wind1
  6. significant1
    • graduation was a big day in his life1
  7. above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent1
    • set out for the big city1
    • a big (or large) barn1
    • big businesses1
    • a big expenditure1
    • a big group of scientists1
  8. loud and firm1
    • a big voice1
    • big bold piano sounds1
  9. (of animals) fully developed1
  10. very intense1
    • in a big rage1
    • had a big (or bad) shock1
  11. feeling self-importance1
    • too big for his britches1
  12. exhibiting self-importance1
    • big talk1
  13. prodigious1
    • big spender1
    • big eater1
  14. in a boastful manner1
    • he talked big all evening1
  15. in a major way1
    • the play failed big at the box office1
  16. on a grand scale1
    • think big1
  17. extremely well1
    • his performance went over big1

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