big
adjective
[ bɪɡ ]
• of considerable size or extent.
• "her big hazel eyes"
Similar:
large,
sizeable,
of considerable size,
substantial,
considerable,
great,
huge,
immense,
enormous,
extensive,
colossal,
massive,
mammoth,
vast,
prodigious,
tremendous,
gigantic,
giant,
monumental,
mighty,
stupendous,
gargantuan,
elephantine,
titanic,
epic,
mountainous,
megalithic,
monstrous,
Brobdingnagian,
towering,
tall,
high,
lofty,
outsize,
oversized,
overgrown,
cumbersome,
unwieldy,
inordinate,
unlimited,
goodly,
capacious,
voluminous,
commodious,
spacious,
good-size(d),
fair-size(d),
king-size(d),
man-size,
family-size(d),
economy-size(d),
jumbo,
whopping,
whopping great,
thumping,
thumping great,
bumper,
mega,
humongous,
monster,
astronomical,
cosmic,
almighty,
dirty great,
socking great,
tidy,
whacking,
whacking great,
ginormous,
massy,
well built,
sturdily built,
heavily built,
sturdy,
brawny,
burly,
broad-shouldered,
muscular,
muscly,
well muscled,
robust,
rugged,
lusty,
Herculean,
bulky,
strapping,
thickset,
stocky,
solid,
hefty,
meaty,
fat,
stout,
portly,
plump,
heavy,
overweight,
oversize,
fleshy,
paunchy,
• of considerable importance or seriousness.
• "it's a big decision"
Similar:
important,
significant,
major,
of great import,
of significance,
momentous,
of moment,
weighty,
consequential,
of consequence,
far-reaching,
key,
vital,
critical,
crucial,
life-and-death,
high-priority,
serious,
grave,
solemn,
no joke,
no laughing matter,
• generous.
• "‘I'm inclined to take pity on you.’ ‘That's big of you !’"
Similar:
generous,
kind,
kindly,
kind-hearted,
caring,
compassionate,
loving,
benevolent,
magnanimous,
unselfish,
altruistic,
selfless,
philanthropic,
big
verb
• praise or recommend something highly.
• "the record's been on the streets a while now, but it's still worth bigging up"
big
noun
• the major league in a professional sport.
• "the day he made it to the bigs, he forgot every minor league ballpark he ever played in"
Origin:
Middle English (in the sense ‘strong, mighty’): of unknown origin.
