big, large, prominent
(adjective) 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”
big, bighearted, bounteous, bountiful, freehanded, handsome, giving, liberal, openhanded
(adjective) 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”
big, large, magnanimous
(adjective) 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”
big
(adjective) marked by intense physical force; “a big wind”
big
(adjective) significant; “graduation was a big day in his life”
large, big
(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”
big
(adjective) loud and firm; “a big voice”; “big bold piano sounds”
adult, big, full-grown, fully grown, grown, grownup
(adjective) (of animals) fully developed; “an adult animal”; “a grown woman”
bad, big
(adjective) very intense; “a bad headache”; “in a big rage”; “had a big (or bad) shock”; “a bad earthquake”; “a bad storm”
big, swelled, vainglorious
(adjective) feeling self-importance; “too big for his britches”; “had a swelled head”; “he was swelled with pride”
boastful, braggart, bragging, braggy, big, cock-a-hoop, crowing, self-aggrandizing, self-aggrandising
(adjective) exhibiting self-importance; “big talk”
boastfully, vauntingly, big, large
(adverb) in a boastful manner; “he talked big all evening”
big
(adverb) in a major way; “the play failed big at the box office”
big
(adverb) on a grand scale; “think big”
big
(adverb) extremely well; “his performance went over big”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
big (comparative bigger, )
Of great size, large.
Synonyms: ample, huge, large, sizeable, stoor, jumbo, massive, Thesaurus:big
Antonyms: little, small, tiny, minuscule, miniature, minute
(of an industry or other field, often, capitalized) Thought to have undue influence.
Popular.
Synonyms: all the rage, in demand, well liked
(informal) Adult.
Synonyms: adult, fully grown, grown up, Thesaurus:full-grown
Antonyms: little, young
(informal) Fat.
Synonyms: chubby, plus-size, rotund, Thesaurus:overweight
(informal) Important or significant.
Synonyms: essential, paramount, weighty, Thesaurus:important
(informal, with on) Enthusiastic (about).
Synonyms: fanatical, mad, worked up, Thesaurus:enthusiastic
(informal, transitive with of) Mature, conscientious, principled; generous.
(informal) Well-endowed, possessing large breasts in the case of a woman or a large penis in the case of a man.
Synonyms: busty, macromastic, stacked, Thesaurus:busty
(sometimes, figurative) Large with young; pregnant; swelling; ready to give birth or produce.
Synonyms: full, great, heavy, Thesaurus:pregnant
(informal) Used as an intensifier, especially of negative-valence nouns
(of a city) populous
(informal, slang, rare, of somebody's age) old, mature. Used to imply that somebody is too old for something, or acting immaturely.
big (comparative bigger, )
In a loud manner.
In a boasting manner.
In a large amount or to a large extent.
On a large scale, expansively.
Hard.
big (plural bigs)
Someone or something that is large in stature
An important or powerful person; a celebrity; a big name.
(as plural) The big leagues, big time.
(BDSM, slang) The participant in ageplay who acts out the older role.
• (big leagues): major leagues
• (BDSM): little
big (third-person singular simple present bigs, present participle bigging, simple past and past participle bigged) (up)
(transitive) To praise, recommend, or promote.
big (third-person singular simple present bigs, present participle bigging, simple past and past participle bigged)
(transitive, archaic or UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) to inhabit; occupy
(reflexive, archaic or UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) to locate oneself
(transitive, archaic or UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) to build; erect; fashion
(intransitive, archaic or UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) to dwell; have a dwelling
big (uncountable)
One or more kinds of barley, especially six-rowed barley.
• GBI, GiB, Gib., gib
BIG (plural BIGs)
A biological insulation garment; an air-tight, full-body suit intended to prevent the spread of contaminants.
• BIG suit
BIG
(business) Abbreviation of business is a game.
• GBI, GiB, Gib., gib
Source: Wiktionary
Big, a. [compar. Bigger; superl. Biggest.] Etym: [Perh. from Celtic; cf. W. beichiog, beichiawg, pregnant, with child, fr. baich burden, Arm. beac'h; or cf. OE. bygly, Icel. biggiligr, (properly) habitable; (then) magnigicent, excellent, fr. OE. biggen, Icel. byggja, to dwell, build, akin to E. be.]
1. Having largeness of size; of much bulk or magnitude; of great size; large. "He's too big to go in there." Shak.
2. Great with young; pregnant; swelling; ready to give birth or produce; -- often figuratively. [Day] big with the fate of Cato and of Rome. Addison.
3. Having greatness, fullness, importance, inflation, distention, etc., whether in a good or a bad sense; as, a big heart; a big voice; big looks; to look big. As applied to looks, it indicates haughtiness or pride. God hath not in heaven a bigger argument. Jer. Taylor.
Note: Big is often used in self-explaining compounds; as, big-boned; big-sounding; big-named; big-voiced. To talk big, to talk loudly, arrogantly, or pretentiously. I talked big to them at first. De Foe.
Syn.
– Bulky; large; great; massive; gross.
Big, Bigg, n. Etym: [OE. bif, bigge; akin to Icel. bygg, Dan. byg, Sw. bjugg.] (Bot.)
Definition: Barley, especially the hardy four-rowed kind. "Bear interchanges in local use, now with barley, now with bigg." New English Dict.
Big, Bigg, v. t. Etym: [OE. biggen, fr. Icel. byggja to inhabit, to build, b (neut.) to dwell (active) to make ready. See Boor, and Bound.]
Definition: To build. [Scot. & North of Eng. Dial.] Sir W. Scott.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
15 April 2025
(adjective) marked by or promising bad fortune; “their business venture was doomed from the start”; “an ill-fated business venture”; “an ill-starred romance”; “the unlucky prisoner was again put in irons”- W.H.Prescott
According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by AlcaldĂa Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de BolĂvar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.
