big

adjectives

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, large

is derived from

bigness

antonym

little

significant

"graduation was a big day in his life"

big

is similar to

of great significance or value

"important people"; "the important questions of the day"

important, of import

domain usage

a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech

colloquialism

very intense

"a bad headache"; "in a big rage"; "had a big (or bad) shock"; "a bad earthquake"; "a bad storm"

bad, big

loud and firm

"a big voice"; "big bold piano sounds"

big

is similar to

characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity

"a group of loud children"; "loud thunder"; "her voice was too loud"; "loud trombones"

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"

big, large, prominent

prodigious

"big spender"; "big eater"; "heavy investor"

big, heavy

exhibiting self-importance

"big talk"

big, boastful, braggart, bragging, braggy, cock-a-hoop, crowing, self-aggrandising, self-aggrandizing

feeling self-importance

"too big for his britches"; "had a swelled head"; "he was swelled with pride"

big, swelled, vainglorious

(of animals) fully developed

"an adult animal"; "a grown woman"

adult, big, full-grown, fully grown, grown, grownup

marked by intense physical force

"a big wind"

big

is similar to

of great intensity or power or force

"a heavy blow"; "the fighting was heavy"; "heavy seas"

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"

big, large, magnanimous

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, bighearted, bounteous, bountiful, freehanded, giving, handsome, liberal, openhanded

in an advanced stage of pregnancy

"was big with child"; "was great with child"

big, enceinte, expectant, gravid, great, heavy, large, with child