Big is the dictionary form of bigs Definition of Big
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[ adjective ] above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

Synonyms

large

Examples

"a large city" "set out for the big city" "a large sum" "big businesses" "a big expenditure" "a large number of newspapers" "a big group of scientists" "large areas of the world"

2
[ adjective ] significant

Examples

"graduation was a big day in his life"

3
[ adjective ] of very great significance "deciding to drop the atom bomb was a very big decision"

Synonyms

momentous

Examples

"a momentous event"

4
[ adjective ] conspicuous in position or importance

Synonyms

prominent large

Examples

"a big figure in the movement" "big man on campus" "he's very large in financial circles" "a prominent citizen"

5
[ adjective ] loud and firm

Examples

"a big voice" "big bold piano sounds"

6
[ adjective ] very intense

Synonyms

bad

Examples

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

7
[ adjective ] prodigious

Synonyms

heavy

Examples

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

8
[ adjective ] (of animals) fully developed

Examples

"an adult animal" "a grown woman"

9
[ adjective ] (of animals) fully developed

Examples

"an adult animal" "a grown woman"

10
[ adjective ] marked by intense physical force

Synonyms

high

Examples

"a big wind"

11
[ adjective ] feeling self-importance

Examples

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

12
[ adjective ] exhibiting self-importance

Examples

"big talk"

13
[ adjective ] older brother or sister

Synonyms

older elder

Examples

"big sister"

14
[ adjective ] exhibiting self-importance

Examples

"big talk"

15
[ adjective ] generous and understanding and tolerant

Synonyms

magnanimous large

Examples

"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"

16
[ adverb ] in a boastful manner

Examples

"he talked big all evening"

17
[ adverb ] extremely well

Examples

"his performance went over big"

18
[ adverb ] on a grand scale

Examples

"think big"

19
[ adverb ] in a major way

Examples

"the play failed big at the box office"

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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 12681
21
[ adjective ] given or giving freely

Examples

"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"

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[ adjective ] in an advanced stage of pregnancy

Examples

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

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