big
adjective
uk
/bɪɡ/ us
/bɪɡ/ bigger | biggestbig adjective (LARGE)
He's a big man.
Synonyms
astronomical (LARGE) informal
elephantine formal
ginormous informal
goodly old-fashioned
mahoosive UK informal
oversize mainly US
prodigious formal
sizeable mainlyUK
thumping UK informal
tidy mainly UK
voluminous formal
walloping informal humorous
whopping informal
- largeThey sell clothes for large men.
- bigHe is quite big for his age.
- well builtHe's muscular and well built.
- heavysetThe victim was a heavyset, bearded male in his 30s.
- thicksetMax is thickset and heavy, like a rugby player.
- burlyHe got out of the way for the burly biker.
- bigThey live in a big house in the country.
- largeA large number of people were crowded into the room.
- greatThe party was a great success.
- enormousThey bought an enormous house in the suburbs.
big enough I'm ashamed of you. You're big enough to know better (= at an age where you should know that your behaviour is not acceptable).
- adultThe victim was an adult male.
- adultA lot of people have never seen an adult movie.
- bigWhat do you want to do when you’re big?
- grown upHer children are all grown up now.
- full-grownThe website offers both puppies and full-grown dogs for sale.
- grownI've seen grown men cry when she sings.
in a big way
very much:
big adjective (IMPORTANT)
He had a big decision to make.
There's a big difference between starting up a business and just talking about it.
The big story in the news this week is the mayor's resignation.
- importantIt was one of the most important legal cases of the century.
- bigThis is a big match tonight - if we lose, we won't be in the playoffs.
- majorThis is a major decision so we'd better get it right.
- significantDid he make any significant changes to my suggestions?
- all-important
- at all costs idiom
- be a matter of life and/or death idiom
- cardinally
- chief
- last
- last but not least idiom
- leading
- life-altering
- life-and-death
- overriding
- primacy
- primary
- prime
- principally
- prior
- seminal
- tectonic
- weightily
- weighty
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See also
the bigs
- airball
- alley-oop
- b-ball
- backcourt
- backfield
- dime
- dunk
- foul
- game ball
- goaltending
- granny shot
- half-court
- half-court press
- pivot
- quintet
- rebound
- rebounder
- rebounding
- reverse dribble
- turnover
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