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as in major
having great meaning or lasting effect
there will be a big meeting to resolve the issue
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as in large
of a size greater than average of its kind
bought a big apple to quench his raging appetite
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as in great
having, characterized by, or arising from a dignified and generous nature
how big of you to give your subordinates most of the credit
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as in rich
having an abundance of some characteristic quality (as flavor)
inexperienced wine drinkers should not start with such a big wine
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as in main
coming before all others in importance
the big story that year was the election of the president
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as in fashionable
enjoying widespread favor or approval
jackets with very wide lapels were big that year
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as in pregnant
containing unborn young within the body
a mare big with a foal
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as in heavy
one of high position or importance within a group
with that new promotion he’s now one of the bigs in the company
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as in major league
usually bigs plural
the highest level of a field of endeavor
a candidate who is running for president is playing in the bigs and cannot afford to make major mistakes
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bigadjective
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bigadjective
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sizeable, large, massive, ample, jumbo, hugeAntonyms:
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bigadjective
An important or powerful person; a celebrity; a big name.
Elephants are big animals, and they eat a lot.
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bigadjective
Thought to have undue influence.
There were concerns about the ethics of big science.
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bigadjective
Popular.
That style is very big right now in Europe, especially among teenagers.
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bigadjective
On a large scale, expansively
You’ve got to think big to succeed at Amalgamated Plumbing.
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bigadjective
Hard.
He hit him big and the guy just crumpled.
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bigadjective
Important or significant.
What’s so big about that? I do it all the time.
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bigadjective
Enthusiastic (about).
I’m not big on the idea, but if you want to go ahead with it, I won’t stop you.
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bigadjective
Mature, conscientious, principled.
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bigadjective
Well-endowed, possessing large breasts in the case of a woman or a large penis in the case of a man.
Woah, Nadia has gotten pretty big ever since she hit puberty.
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adult
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big
Large denotes extension in more than one direction, and beyond the average of the class to which the object belongs; we speak of a large surface or a large solid, but of a long line; a large field, a large room, a large apple, etc. A large man is a man of more than ordinary size; a great man is a man of remarkable mental power. Big is a more emphatic word than large, but of less dignity. We do not say that George Washington was a big man.
Synonyms:
abundant, ample, broad, bulky, capacious, coarse, colossal, commodious, considerable, enormous, extensive, gigantic, grand, great, huge, immense, large, long, massive, spacious, vast, wideAntonyms:
brief, diminutive, inconsiderable, infinitesimal, insignificant, limited, little, mean, microscopic, minute, narrow, paltry, petty, scanty, short, slender, slight, small, tiny, trifling, trivial
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big
Synonyms:
large, great, wide, huge, bulky, proud, arrogant, pompous, fat, massive, grossAntonyms:
little, small, narrow, minute, slight, lean, affable, easy, unaffected
Princeton’s WordNetRate these synonyms:2.8 / 4 votes
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large, bigadjective
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»
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bountiful, magnanimous, full-grown, prominent, grownup, vainglorious, cock-a-hoop, braggy, heavy(p), giving, bombastic, turgid, grown, large(p), enceinte, tumid, bounteous, liberal, self-aggrandizing, swelled, bighearted, handsome, fully grown, braggart(a), large, expectant, heavy(a), great(p), bragging(a), bad, freehanded, with child(p), big(a), self-aggrandising, boastful, openhanded, declamatory, adult, orotund, gravid, big(p), crowingAntonyms:
elflike, midget, small, diminutive, invisible, itty-bitty, immature, subatomic, pocketable, olive-sized, shrimpy, miniscule, gnomish, lesser, puny, undersize, small-scale, teensy-weensy, teeny-weeny, stingy, teentsy, atomic, smaller, inconspicuous, flyspeck, light, weensy, pocket-size, dinky, slender, weeny, runty, microscopic, micro, undersized, itsy-bitsy, bantam, ungenerous, teeny, teensy, littler, miniature, soft, humble, bitty, nonpregnant, mild, wee, minute, tiny, slim, unimportant, petite, minuscule, bittie, lilliputian, smallish, half-size, temperate, dwarfish, meanspirited, little, pocket-sized, microscopical, infinitesimal, elfin -
bigadjective
significant
«graduation was a big day in his life»
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magnanimous, bountiful, prominent, vainglorious, cock-a-hoop, braggy, with child(p), giving, grownup, grown, large(p), enceinte, bounteous, liberal, self-aggrandizing, swelled, handsome, fully grown, braggart(a), bighearted, expectant, heavy(a), great(p), large, bragging(a), bad, freehanded, heavy(p), big(a), self-aggrandising, boastful, full-grown, openhanded, adult, gravid, big(p), crowingAntonyms:
teeny-weeny, itty-bitty, microscopic, shrimpy, lesser, teeny, temperate, light, minute, slender, ungenerous, tiny, olive-sized, smallish, dinky, microscopical, invisible, elflike, pocket-sized, midget, small-scale, subatomic, bantam, pocket-size, minuscule, infinitesimal, undersize, little, weensy, weeny, diminutive, immature, micro, miniscule, stingy, teentsy, inconspicuous, meanspirited, bittie, littler, puny, mild, smaller, petite, itsy-bitsy, pocketable, atomic, wee, gnomish, half-size, flyspeck, soft, small, teensy-weensy, miniature, humble, dwarfish, unimportant, undersized, nonpregnant, bitty, slim, teensy, lilliputian, runty, elfin -
bad, bigadjective
very intense
«a bad headache»; «in a big rage»; «had a big (or bad) shock»; «a bad earthquake»; «a bad storm»
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bountiful, magnanimous, full-grown, speculative, prominent, vainglorious, cock-a-hoop, sorry, braggy, with child(p), giving, uncollectible, grownup, regretful, grown, large(p), enceinte, bounteous, tough, liberal, unfit, high-risk, self-aggrandizing, swelled, risky, bighearted, handsome, fully grown, braggart(a), large, expectant, heavy(a), unsound, spoilt, great(p), bragging(a), bad, freehanded, spoiled, heavy(p), forged, big(a), self-aggrandising, boastful, openhanded, adult, defective, gravid, big(p), crowingAntonyms:
undersized, lesser, teeny, lilliputian, tiny, itty-bitty, elfin, humble, teensy-weensy, undersize, inconspicuous, temperate, teentsy, light, smallish, bitty, ungenerous, miniscule, pocket-sized, runty, bittie, slender, midget, smaller, shrimpy, gnomish, petite, pocketable, flyspeck, weensy, miniature, little, olive-sized, itsy-bitsy, puny, unimportant, dinky, teensy, atomic, pocket-size, elflike, small, minute, microscopic, nonpregnant, mild, wee, teeny-weeny, meanspirited, half-size, subatomic, invisible, dwarfish, micro, soft, minuscule, slim, bantam, weeny, microscopical, diminutive, stingy, immature, infinitesimal, small-scale, littler -
bigadjective
loud and firm
«a big voice»; «big bold piano sounds»
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magnanimous, bountiful, prominent, vainglorious, cock-a-hoop, braggy, with child(p), giving, grownup, grown, large(p), enceinte, bounteous, liberal, self-aggrandizing, swelled, handsome, fully grown, braggart(a), bighearted, expectant, heavy(a), great(p), large, bragging(a), bad, freehanded, heavy(p), big(a), self-aggrandising, boastful, full-grown, openhanded, adult, gravid, big(p), crowingAntonyms:
miniature, small-scale, itty-bitty, pocketable, subatomic, mild, midget, lesser, smaller, olive-sized, atomic, wee, slim, unimportant, half-size, pocket-sized, soft, dwarfish, humble, teeny, pocket-size, inconspicuous, immature, small, bantam, stingy, smallish, petite, weensy, bittie, bitty, flyspeck, microscopic, teensy-weensy, teeny-weeny, teentsy, invisible, infinitesimal, littler, elfin, runty, ungenerous, itsy-bitsy, undersized, undersize, puny, microscopical, nonpregnant, elflike, gnomish, minuscule, meanspirited, diminutive, micro, miniscule, light, little, shrimpy, temperate, weeny, lilliputian, tiny, dinky, slender, minute, teensy -
big, large, prominentadjective
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»
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magnanimous, spectacular, bountiful, prominent, vainglorious, cock-a-hoop, braggy, with child(p), striking, giving, bombastic, grownup, grown, large(p), enceinte, tumid, bounteous, liberal, self-aggrandizing, swelled, handsome, fully grown, braggart(a), bighearted, expectant, heavy(a), great(p), large, bragging(a), bad, freehanded, turgid, heavy(p), big(a), self-aggrandising, salient, boastful, full-grown, openhanded, declamatory, adult, orotund, gravid, big(p), crowing, outstandingAntonyms:
tiny, miniscule, infinitesimal, littler, itsy-bitsy, small, pocket-sized, stingy, miniature, bitty, puny, subatomic, dinky, elfin, weensy, undersize, weeny, microscopic, smaller, humble, bittie, slender, olive-sized, nonpregnant, teeny, immature, smallish, mild, shrimpy, dwarfish, microscopical, pocket-size, teentsy, minute, inconspicuous, soft, lilliputian, undersized, little, minuscule, unimportant, ungenerous, pocketable, elflike, half-size, flyspeck, light, teeny-weeny, small-scale, petite, gnomish, runty, invisible, slim, diminutive, midget, teensy, micro, meanspirited, wee, bantam, itty-bitty, lesser, temperate, teensy-weensy, atomic -
big(a), heavy(a)adjective
prodigious
«big spender»; «big eater»; «heavy investor»
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microscopical, undersized, humble, weeny, teeny, pocket-sized, undersize, smallish, miniature, unimportant, teeny-weeny, teentsy, immature, midget, itsy-bitsy, mild, half-size, olive-sized, elfin, atomic, bittie, bantam, micro, light, small-scale, slender, lilliputian, teensy, teensy-weensy, pocket-size, microscopic, infinitesimal, elflike, minute, subatomic, dinky, dwarfish, weensy, pocketable, meanspirited, slim, gnomish, temperate, itty-bitty, miniscule, wee, puny, lesser, stingy, littler, nonpregnant, shrimpy, minuscule, little, diminutive, smaller, flyspeck, petite, ungenerous, soft, bitty, small, tiny, runty, inconspicuous, invisible -
boastful, braggart(a), bragging(a), braggy, big, cock-a-hoop, crowing, self-aggrandizing, self-aggrandisingadjective
exhibiting self-importance
«big talk»
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miniature, pocket-sized, little, miniscule, unimportant, gnomish, slender, pocket-size, mild, itty-bitty, invisible, micro, undersized, humble, subatomic, infinitesimal, nonpregnant, dwarfish, temperate, immature, minute, undersize, lesser, bittie, small, olive-sized, stingy, teeny, puny, slim, dinky, pocketable, smaller, itsy-bitsy, microscopical, light, weensy, teeny-weeny, minuscule, midget, teensy-weensy, tiny, weeny, ungenerous, lilliputian, elflike, meanspirited, microscopic, smallish, runty, atomic, inconspicuous, half-size, flyspeck, elfin, littler, bitty, petite, bantam, teensy, diminutive, soft, small-scale, wee, shrimpy, teentsy -
big, swelled, vaingloriousadjective
feeling self-importance
«too big for his britches»; «had a swelled head»; «he was swelled with pride»
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magnanimous, bountiful, prominent, vainglorious, cock-a-hoop, braggy, with child(p), giving, grownup, grown, large(p), enceinte, bounteous, liberal, self-aggrandizing, swelled, handsome, fully grown, braggart(a), bighearted, expectant, heavy(a), great(p), large, bragging(a), bad, freehanded, heavy(p), big(a), self-aggrandising, boastful, full-grown, openhanded, adult, gravid, big(p), crowingAntonyms:
teeny-weeny, stingy, teensy, itsy-bitsy, undersized, petite, unimportant, half-size, pocket-size, subatomic, bittie, immature, invisible, slim, lilliputian, humble, minuscule, infinitesimal, dwarfish, inconspicuous, light, diminutive, teeny, micro, shrimpy, atomic, elflike, teentsy, runty, pocketable, undersize, microscopic, meanspirited, weeny, lesser, microscopical, nonpregnant, soft, temperate, flyspeck, pocket-sized, little, dinky, teensy-weensy, littler, bitty, tiny, gnomish, smallish, slender, wee, bantam, miniature, itty-bitty, smaller, elfin, small, minute, ungenerous, puny, small-scale, mild, weensy, miniscule, olive-sized, midget -
adult, big, full-grown, fully grown, grown, grownupadjective
(of animals) fully developed
«an adult animal»; «a grown woman»
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bountiful, magnanimous, full-grown, prominent, vainglorious, cock-a-hoop, braggy, heavy(p), giving, grownup, grown, large(p), enceinte, bounteous, liberal, self-aggrandizing, swelled, handsome, fully grown, braggart(a), with child(p), bighearted, expectant, heavy(a), great(p), large, bragging(a), bad, freehanded, pornographic, big(a), self-aggrandising, boastful, openhanded, adult, gravid, big(p), crowingAntonyms:
soft, humble, undersized, teeny, puny, half-size, undersize, microscopic, itty-bitty, ungenerous, teeny-weeny, slim, wee, dwarfish, runty, teensy-weensy, diminutive, invisible, miniscule, weeny, olive-sized, microscopical, small-scale, lesser, petite, bitty, minute, dinky, pocketable, flyspeck, lilliputian, smallish, small, stingy, miniature, bittie, infinitesimal, minuscule, slender, littler, weensy, micro, little, tiny, itsy-bitsy, pocket-size, immature, light, inconspicuous, smaller, elflike, elfin, shrimpy, subatomic, gnomish, midget, nonpregnant, unimportant, pocket-sized, teensy, mild, temperate, bantam, atomic, meanspirited, teentsy -
bigadjective
marked by intense physical force
«a big wind»
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magnanimous, bountiful, prominent, vainglorious, cock-a-hoop, braggy, with child(p), giving, grownup, grown, large(p), enceinte, bounteous, liberal, self-aggrandizing, swelled, handsome, fully grown, braggart(a), bighearted, expectant, heavy(a), great(p), large, bragging(a), bad, freehanded, heavy(p), big(a), self-aggrandising, boastful, full-grown, openhanded, adult, gravid, big(p), crowingAntonyms:
slender, half-size, temperate, midget, elflike, undersize, ungenerous, nonpregnant, teeny-weeny, puny, stingy, itsy-bitsy, dwarfish, lilliputian, weensy, runty, miniature, humble, teentsy, pocketable, bitty, olive-sized, pocket-size, diminutive, littler, mild, little, soft, teensy-weensy, lesser, infinitesimal, slim, bantam, smallish, petite, flyspeck, small-scale, weeny, bittie, itty-bitty, gnomish, minuscule, invisible, microscopical, unimportant, subatomic, tiny, dinky, small, inconspicuous, minute, undersized, teensy, immature, pocket-sized, atomic, shrimpy, light, micro, smaller, teeny, elfin, microscopic, miniscule, wee, meanspirited -
big, large, magnanimousadjective
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»
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magnanimous, bountiful, prominent, vainglorious, cock-a-hoop, braggy, with child(p), giving, bombastic, greathearted, grownup, grown, large(p), enceinte, tumid, bounteous, liberal, self-aggrandizing, swelled, handsome, fully grown, braggart(a), bighearted, expectant, heavy(a), great(p), large, bragging(a), bad, freehanded, turgid, heavy(p), big(a), self-aggrandising, boastful, full-grown, openhanded, declamatory, adult, orotund, gravid, big(p), crowingAntonyms:
teensy-weensy, temperate, teentsy, smallish, undersize, pocket-sized, gnomish, inconspicuous, small-scale, ungenerous, dwarfish, teeny, diminutive, bantam, runty, weeny, olive-sized, flyspeck, meanspirited, small, slim, bitty, micro, miniature, lilliputian, minute, humble, puny, teeny-weeny, half-size, weensy, midget, soft, elfin, undersized, nonpregnant, slender, infinitesimal, shrimpy, pocket-size, bittie, unimportant, subatomic, littler, itty-bitty, stingy, wee, immature, teensy, dinky, elflike, petite, light, miniscule, little, invisible, itsy-bitsy, microscopical, minuscule, tiny, smaller, atomic, microscopic, lesser, pocketable, mild -
big, bighearted, bounteous, bountiful, freehanded, handsome, giving, liberal, openhandedadjective
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»
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plentiful, magnanimous, bountiful, prominent, vainglorious, cock-a-hoop, free, braggy, good-looking, with child(p), fine-looking, giving, large-minded, grownup, grown, large(p), enceinte, well-favoured, bounteous, liberal, self-aggrandizing, broad, swelled, handsome, fully grown, braggart(a), bighearted, expectant, freehand, tolerant, heavy(a), great(p), large, bragging(a), bad, freehanded, heavy(p), well-favored, big(a), better-looking, self-aggrandising, boastful, full-grown, openhanded, adult, gravid, big(p), crowing, looseAntonyms:
meanspirited, microscopic, elfin, flyspeck, small-scale, minuscule, undersize, temperate, pocketable, miniature, lesser, soft, bantam, teensy, microscopical, pocket-sized, teensy-weensy, ungenerous, little, gnomish, smallish, wee, unimportant, pocket-size, smaller, humble, teeny-weeny, minute, petite, dinky, elflike, littler, teeny, bittie, dwarfish, stingy, undersized, weeny, weensy, itsy-bitsy, subatomic, itty-bitty, atomic, infinitesimal, shrimpy, slim, half-size, diminutive, immature, lilliputian, bitty, puny, inconspicuous, mild, miniscule, invisible, light, slender, runty, teentsy, small, olive-sized, tiny, micro, nonpregnant, midget -
big(p), enceinte, expectant, gravid, great(p), large(p), heavy(p), with child(p)adverb
in an advanced stage of pregnancy
«was big with child»; «was great with child»
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humble, smallish, ungenerous, tiny, slim, mild, smaller, teeny-weeny, pocket-size, midget, miniature, weeny, meanspirited, soft, invisible, elflike, olive-sized, itty-bitty, teensy, slender, unimportant, lilliputian, shrimpy, itsy-bitsy, immature, miniscule, elfin, weensy, littler, micro, dwarfish, wee, diminutive, atomic, gnomish, petite, puny, little, dinky, small-scale, lesser, bittie, pocket-sized, infinitesimal, subatomic, bitty, runty, microscopic, minuscule, microscopical, teeny, half-size, pocketable, small, temperate, teentsy, teensy-weensy, undersize, flyspeck, light, bantam, undersized, minute, inconspicuous, nonpregnant, stingy -
bigadverb
extremely well
«his performance went over big»
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vauntingly, boastfully, largeAntonyms:
lilliputian, teensy-weensy, invisible, itty-bitty, gnomish, slim, elfin, miniscule, stingy, smaller, weensy, bittie, olive-sized, diminutive, slender, ungenerous, microscopical, miniature, elflike, dwarfish, mild, undersize, inconspicuous, micro, soft, pocket-size, puny, flyspeck, teeny, atomic, lesser, light, teensy, humble, small-scale, littler, bitty, minuscule, smallish, tiny, minute, dinky, undersized, midget, bantam, microscopic, subatomic, weeny, teentsy, half-size, wee, shrimpy, petite, meanspirited, teeny-weeny, nonpregnant, little, infinitesimal, pocket-sized, small, unimportant, temperate, pocketable, runty, immature, itsy-bitsy -
boastfully, vauntingly, big, largeadverb
in a boastful manner
«he talked big all evening»
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vauntingly, large, boastfullyAntonyms:
invisible, slim, petite, micro, puny, humble, dwarfish, dinky, elflike, weeny, bittie, bantam, half-size, mild, lesser, smallish, infinitesimal, teentsy, elfin, unimportant, slender, small, lilliputian, microscopical, teensy-weensy, pocketable, midget, runty, pocket-size, atomic, stingy, itsy-bitsy, minuscule, itty-bitty, teeny-weeny, diminutive, shrimpy, ungenerous, nonpregnant, littler, inconspicuous, weensy, wee, miniature, little, bitty, teensy, microscopic, undersize, pocket-sized, flyspeck, temperate, light, gnomish, teeny, soft, miniscule, small-scale, tiny, immature, smaller, minute, meanspirited, undersized, subatomic, olive-sized -
bigadverb
on a grand scale
«think big»
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vauntingly, boastfully, largeAntonyms:
slender, invisible, unimportant, bantam, teentsy, weensy, bitty, pocket-size, lesser, pocket-sized, elflike, microscopical, soft, little, teeny, pocketable, minute, microscopic, petite, shrimpy, subatomic, infinitesimal, immature, littler, itsy-bitsy, teeny-weeny, ungenerous, meanspirited, humble, smaller, small, diminutive, smallish, puny, runty, dwarfish, itty-bitty, stingy, flyspeck, minuscule, micro, tiny, undersize, inconspicuous, miniature, temperate, olive-sized, gnomish, nonpregnant, mild, wee, lilliputian, slim, atomic, teensy, dinky, light, miniscule, teensy-weensy, midget, elfin, bittie, small-scale, undersized, half-size, weeny -
bigadverb
in a major way
«the play failed big at the box office»
Synonyms:
vauntingly, boastfully, largeAntonyms:
slender, light, smallish, itty-bitty, teensy, lesser, microscopic, little, bitty, small-scale, minute, unimportant, teensy-weensy, flyspeck, undersize, humble, puny, miniature, ungenerous, meanspirited, atomic, miniscule, weeny, soft, midget, microscopical, wee, slim, undersized, lilliputian, teentsy, diminutive, bantam, bittie, weensy, itsy-bitsy, elfin, nonpregnant, dinky, temperate, shrimpy, subatomic, teeny-weeny, pocket-size, minuscule, petite, pocket-sized, elflike, micro, inconspicuous, stingy, gnomish, littler, dwarfish, small, pocketable, immature, tiny, runty, infinitesimal, mild, olive-sized, invisible, half-size, teeny, smaller
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large object
it is a large object,very large object
that is a big dog
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exaggerate
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hagga
a large or enormous object
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bigadjective
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bigadjective
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haughty, arrogant, proud, pompous, important, swelling, blustering, assuming, self-conceited, self-sufficient -
bigadjective
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pregnant, ENCEINTE, with child, in the family way
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bigadjective
Synonyms:
large, huge, bulky, massive, immense, gross, voluminous, capacious, extensive, pregnant, arrogant, overbearing, lordly, magisterial, pompous, bombastic, grandiose, grandiloquent, highflown, sesquipedalian, inflated, turgid
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List of paraphrases for «big»:
large, great, major, tai, grand, fat, huge, gros, significant, vast, grosse, considerable, oig, wide, substantial, enormous, grande, high, broad, wholesale, important, main, large-scale, tall, largest, begg, serious, much, heavy, massive, bulk, tremendous, senior, larger, grandes, big-ass
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Andrew Farke:
In most features, it’s virtually identical to them, and that’s cool because it adds support for this idea that, around 110 million years ago or so, there was a big influx of animals from Asia into North America.
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Philip Fearnside:
It’s obvious that it’s going to be a big increase this year.
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Sanaa Lathan:
It came in my life at a time I was kind of rethinking beliefs and desires, and actually my hair was a big part of that.
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RAS CARDO REGGAE:
For those trying to change god’s creations I say this-there was no-big bang-atheistic revelation. Jah exists before time. Faith is belief confirmed by truth. Faith happens. Faith fears not. Faith empowers. God is faith. Seek faith! faith is-without which there is none. Wise up and seek truth on which faith lives.
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Alexander Borodai:
To be honest, I expect that the Minsk 2 agreements will not be observed, in the same manner as the Minsk 1 agreements were not, and at the end of the day the Ukrainian army will launch an offensive. This is a very probable development … I am not sure that it will end without a big war, as Russia cannot tolerate this sore on its borders forever.
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Are we missing a good synonym for big?
В этом уроке изучаем синонимы BIG. Вот вы знали, что есть как минимум 20 синонимов к слову big?
Слабо их все назвать?))
А ведь некоторые искренне верят в то, что английский –
бедный язык. У меня плохие новости. Это не английский – бедный, это ИХ
английский – бедный)) Уж извините за прямолинейность.
И все же, какие есть синонимы big?
Синонимы ‘big’
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И это еще не все, поверьте!
Подробнее о том, зачем вообще нужны синонимы.
Разница между синонимами big
Как мы уже увидели, у слова big нереально много
синонимов. Как же в них не запутаться?
И хотя толковые англо-английские словари — мегаполезная вещь, словарные определения разных синонимов не добавляют ясности. Вот вы видите большую разницу между этими определениями?
- notably large in size, amount or extent
- exceptionally large or heavy
- large and heavy, impressively large
- of considerable importance, size or worth
- abnormally or extremely large
- extremely large or great, especially in scale or
degree
Вот и я нет))
Вообще, конечно, многие синонимы big можно использовать взаимозаменямо.
Но не всегда и не все. Гораздо полезнее для понимания разницы (а также грамотной речи и увеличения словарного запаса) между синонимами — знание устойчивых словосочетаний, collocations.
У каждого слова
в английском языке есть свои устойчивые словосочетания. Как в русском языке –
продолжите словосочетания:
- минеральная …
- график …
- ясное …
- застрял …
Практически уверена, что вы продолжили фразы так:
- минеральная вода
- график работы
- ясное небо
- застрял в лифте, застрял в пробке
Точно такие же словосочетания есть и у английских слов. Их
можно проверить в Collocations Dictionary– словаре словосочетаний.
Вот давайте и посмотрим на устойчивые словосочетания с
синонимами слова big.
Само слово big трогать не будем, оно практически универсальное. И
словосочетаний с ним – огромное множество:
Как и у слов large, great,
huge, major (полистайте слайдшоу):
Заметили, сколько словосочетаний у слова great? Какое-то крышесносное количество! Знаете, почему?
Потому что помимо значения «большой», у great есть еще значение «прекрасный, замечательный», а вместе с ним — частые словосочетания.
Словосочетания с синонимами big
Синонимы к слову big и словосочетания с ними во многом
пересекаются, например, слово amount сочетается со всеми синонимами big:
considerable, enormous, huge, immense, large, massive, significant, substantial, tremendous, vast |
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Поэтому постараюсь выбрать те словосочетания с синонимами big, которые практически не
пересекаются с другими, ну или встречаются чаще других.
Синонимы big | Распространенные словосочетания | |
enormous | appetite, crowd, ego, pressure, workload |
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giant | corporation, leap, mall, mess, monster, screen, snake, spider, statue, step, tree, wave |
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massive | amount, blast, bleeding, collection, effort, loss, scale, understatement |
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substantial | benefit, breakfast, debt, donation, funding, meal |
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considerable | accuracy, attention, concern, doubt, expertise, modification, suspicion |
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gigantic | house, proportion |
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hefty | bill, fee, fine, investment, sum, profit |
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sizeable | chunk, donation, investment, proportion |
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immense | charm, complexity, disappointment, love, pain, significance, talent |
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tremendous | achievement, admiration, disservice, faith, force, guilt, power |
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vast | area, archive, assortment, range, desert, knowledge, majority, selection, territory |
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colossal | mistake, statue, sum, waste |
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grand | building, gesture, mansion, illusion, opening, palace, prize, theft |
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profound | apology, belief, effect, transformation, understanding, wisdom |
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monumental | achievement, arch, proportion, scale |
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dramatic | contrast, change, decrease, decline, increase, growth |
Я даже не буду писать перевод всех этих словосочетаний на русский. Просто потому что в русском языке — свои устойчивые словосочетания для этих понятий. Например:
- massive amount — огромное количество
- massive blast — мощный взрыв
- massive bleeding — обильное кровотечение
или:
- grand gesture — широкий жест
- grand illusion — огромная иллюзия
- grand theft — кража века, крупная кража
И теперь в схемке — синонимы big с распространенными словосочетаниями:
Скачать синонимы big (в формате pdf):
Предупреждение о синонимах
Только потому, что у слова big есть более
продвинутые синонимы, не значит, что ими нужно всегда заменять слово big.
А то был у нас в колхозе случай – ученик нашел в сети список синонимов к слову little, в числе которых были:
- small
- tiny
- miniscule
Ну и, особо не разбираясь в нюансах значений и употребления,
выдал:
When I was
miniscule, I loved going to the zoo.
А
что – miniscule же круче, чем little! И неважно, что никто в здравом уме никогда не скажет When I was miniscule…))
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