Synonyms for Big
17 senses across 2 parts of speech, powered by WordNet 3.0.
Words related to "Big" (adjective) include large.
Adjective
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
"a large city" "set out for the big city" "a large sum" "a big (or large) barn" "a large family" "big businesses" "a big expenditure" "a large number of newspapers" "a big group of scientists" "large areas of the world"
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large
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amplesizablesizeableastronomicastronomicalgalacticbear-sizedbiggerlargerbiggishlargishblown-upenlargedbouffantpuffy
significant
"graduation was a big day in his life"
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importantof import
very intense
"a bad headache" "in a big rage" "had a big (or bad) shock" "a bad earthquake" "a bad storm"
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bad
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intense
loud and firm
"a big voice" "big bold piano sounds"
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loud
conspicuous in position or importance
"a big figure in the movement" "big man on campus" "he's very large in financial circles" "a prominent citizen"
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largeprominent
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conspicuous
prodigious
"big spender" "big eater" "heavy investor"
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heavy
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intemperate
exhibiting self-importance
"big talk"
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boastfulbraggartbraggingbraggycock-a-hoopcrowingself-aggrandizingself-aggrandising
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proud
feeling self-importance
"too big for his britches" "had a swelled head" "he was swelled with pride"
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swelledvainglorious
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proud
(of animals) fully developed
"an adult animal" "a grown woman"
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adultfull-grownfully growngrowngrownup
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mature
marked by intense physical force
"a big wind"
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heavy
generous and understanding and tolerant
"a heart big enough to hold no grudges" "that's very big of you to be so forgiving" "a large and generous spirit" "a large heart" "magnanimous toward his enemies"
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largemagnanimous
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generous
given or giving freely
"was a big tipper" "the bounteous goodness of God" "bountiful compliments" "a freehanded host" "a handsome allowance" "Saturday's child is loving and giving" "a liberal backer of the arts" "a munificent gift" "her fond and openhanded grandfather"
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bigheartedbounteousbountifulfreehandedhandsomegivingliberalopenhanded
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generous
in an advanced stage of pregnancy
"was big with child" "was great with child"
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enceinteexpectantgravidgreatlargeheavywith child
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pregnant
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small
Adverb
extremely well
"his performance went over big"
in a boastful manner
"he talked big all evening"
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boastfullyvauntinglylarge
on a grand scale
"think big"
in a major way
"the play failed big at the box office"
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small
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