big, adj.
(bigger, biggest)
freq. cnt. 120
(bigger, biggest)
freq. cnt. 120
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 246 freq. cnt.: 139 freq. cnt.: 107
big large
sample sentences
"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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sizable, ample, sizeable
astronomical, astronomic, galactic
bear-sized
larger, bigger
biggish, largish
blown-up, enlarged
bouffant, puffy
spacious, wide, broad
bulky
capacious
prodigious, colossal, stupendous
deep
double
tremendous, enormous
cosmic
giant, elephantine, gargantuan, jumbo
heroic, epic, larger-than-life
extensive, extended
gigantic, mammoth
great
grand
vast, huge, immense, Brobdingnagian
hulking, hulky
walloping, humongous, banging, thumping, whopping
king-size, king-sized
large-mouthed
large-scale
large-scale
life-size, lifesize, life-sized, full-size
macroscopic, macroscopical
macro
man-sized
massive, monolithic, monumental
massive
medium-large
monstrous
mountainous
oversized, outsize, outsized, oversize
too large, overlarge
plumping
queen-size, queen-sized
rangy
super
titanic
volumed
voluminous
whacking
wide-ranging
significant
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 7
big
sample sentences
"graduation was a big day in his life"
conspicuous in position or importance
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 11 freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 2
big large prominent
sample sentences
"a big figure in the movement""big man on campus"
"he's very large in financial circles"
"a prominent citizen"
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loud and firm
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2
big
very intense
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2
bad big
sample sentences
"a bad headache""in a big rage"
"had a big (or bad) shock"
"a bad earthquake"
"a bad storm"
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in an advanced stage of pregnancy
<adj.all> (p) (p) (p) (p) (p) freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2
big enceinte expectant gravid great heavy large with child
sample sentences
"was big with child""was great with child"
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given or giving freely
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3
big bighearted bounteous bountiful freehanded giving handsome liberal openhanded
sample sentences
"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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generous and understanding and tolerant
<adj.all>
big large magnanimous
sample sentences
"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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similar to
marked by intense physical force
<adj.all>
big
(of animals) fully developed
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1
adult big full-grown fully grown grown grownup
sample sentences
"an adult animal""a grown woman"
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domain of synset (topic)
feeling self-importance
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
big swelled vainglorious
sample sentences
"too big for his britches""had a swelled head"
"he was swelled with pride"
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exhibiting self-importance
<adj.all> (a) (a) freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
big boastful braggart bragging braggy cock-a-hoop crowing self-aggrandising self-aggrandizing
sample sentences
"big talk"
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prodigious
<adj.all> (a) (a)
big heavy
sample sentences
"big spender""big eater"
"heavy investor"
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