| Adj. | 1. | big - 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"little, small - limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent; "a little dining room"; "a little house"; "a small car"; "a little (or small) group"; "a small voice" | |
| 2. | big - significant; "graduation was a big day in his life"colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech important, of import - of great significance or value; "important people"; "the important questions of the day" | |
| 3. | big - of very great significance; "deciding to drop the atom bomb was a very big decision"; "a momentous event"significant, important - important in effect or meaning; "a significant change in tax laws"; "a significant change in the Constitution"; "a significant contribution"; "significant details"; "statistically significant" | |
| 4. | big - 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"conspicuous, obvious - obvious to the eye or mind; "a tower conspicuous at a great distance"; "wore conspicuous neckties"; "made herself conspicuous by her exhibitionistic preening" | |
| 5. | big - very intense; "a bad headache"; "in a big rage"; "had a big (or bad) shock"; "a bad earthquake"; "a bad storm"intense - in an extreme degree; "intense heat"; "intense anxiety"; "intense desire"; "intense emotion"; "the skunk's intense acrid odor"; "intense pain"; "enemy fire was intense" | |
| 6. | big - loud and firm; "a big voice"; "big bold piano sounds"loud - characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity; "a group of loud children"; "loud thunder"; "her voice was too loud"; "loud trombones" | |
| 7. | big - prodigious; "big spender"; "big eater"; "heavy investor"intemperate - excessive in behavior; "intemperate rage" | |
| 8. | big - (of animals) fully developed; "an adult animal"; "a grown woman"mature - having reached full natural growth or development; "a mature cell" | |
| 9. | big - marked by intense physical force; "a big wind"heavy - of great intensity or power or force; "a heavy blow"; "the fighting was heavy"; "heavy seas" | |
| 10. | big - feeling self-importance; "too big for his britches"; "had a swelled head"; "he was swelled with pride"proud - feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride; "proud parents"; "proud of his accomplishments"; "a proud moment"; "proud to serve his country"; "a proud name"; "proud princes" | |
| 11. | big - older brother or sister; "big sister" | |
| 12. | big - exhibiting self-importance; "big talk"proud - feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride; "proud parents"; "proud of his accomplishments"; "a proud moment"; "proud to serve his country"; "a proud name"; "proud princes" | |
| 13. | big - 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"generous - not petty in character and mind; "unusually generous in his judgment of people" | |
| 14. | big - 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"generous - willing to give and share unstintingly; "a generous donation" | |
| 15. | big - in an advanced stage of pregnancy; "was big with child"; "was great with child"pregnant - carrying developing offspring within the body or being about to produce new life | |
| Adv. | 1. | big - extremely well; "his performance went over big" | |
| 2. | big - in a boastful manner; "he talked big all evening" | |
| 3. | big - on a grand scale; "think big"small - on a small scale; "think small" | |
| 4. | big - in a major way; "the play failed big at the box office" | |