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big
- pronunciation:
- bIg
- parts of speech:
- adjective, adverb
- phrases:
- big on
- features:
- Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
bigger, biggest |
| definition 1: |
large in size, number, extent, or weight.
He'd always wanted a big, fancy car.The movie attracted a big audience on the first night.- synonyms:
- considerable, grand, great, large, sizable
- antonyms:
- little, small
- similar words:
- ample, bulky, colossal, copious, enormous, extensive, gargantuan, giant, gigantic, grandiose, huge, hulking, immense, imposing, mammoth, massive, monstrous, monumental, prodigious, spacious, substantial, tremendous, vast, voluminous
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| definition 2: |
important or of great influence or concern.
Where the new bridge should be constructed was a big issue for the town.- synonyms:
- consequential, considerable, great, important, major, momentous, salient, significant, substantial, weighty
- antonyms:
- little, minor, small, trivial
- similar words:
- chief, eminent, influential, leading, main, material, notable, prominent, vital
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| definition 3: |
older; grown-up.
Her big brother was now in college.- synonyms:
- adult, grown, grown-up, mature
- antonyms:
- little
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| definition 4: |
of great generosity.
She has a big heart.- synonyms:
- altruistic, beneficent, benevolent, generous, large, liberal, magnanimous, unselfish
- similar words:
- chivalrous, considerate, gracious, high-minded, humane, kindly
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| definition 5: |
notable for a certain inclination or quality.
She is a big fan of the pianist.- synonyms:
- ardent, avid, dedicated, devoted
- similar words:
- faithful, fervent
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| definition 6: |
boastful or pretentious.
I get tired of him always acting so big.- synonyms:
- boastful, bragging, conceited, pompous, pretentious, vain
- similar words:
- arrogant, bombastic, haughty, high-sounding, overblown
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| related words: |
abundant, bull, burly, capacious, capital, commodious, corpulent, fat, great, grown-up, jumbo, mature, overweight, popular, roomy, stout, tall, thick, tidy, wide |
| phrase: |
big on |
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| part of speech: |
adverb |
| inflections: |
bigger, biggest |
| definition: |
(informal) in a boastful or pretentious way.
He talks big, but only half of what he says is true.- synonyms:
- boastfully, pompously, pretentiously
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| derivation: |
bigness (n.) |
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