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Big

/bɪɡ/

Someone or something that is large in stature

📖 Definitions of "Big"

noun

verb

adjective

1
Of great size, large.
"Elephants are big animals, and they eat a lot."
2
(of an industry or other field, often capitalized) Thought to have undue influence.
"Big Tech"
3
Popular.
"That style is very big right now in Europe, especially among teenagers."
4
Adult.
"Kids should get help from big people if they want to use the kitchen."

adverb

1
In a loud manner.
2
In a boasting manner.
"He's always talking big, but he never delivers."
3
In a large amount or to a large extent.
"He won big betting on the croquet championship."
4
On a large scale, expansively.
"You've got to think big to succeed at Amalgamated Plumbing."

30 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
conspicuous	Obvious or easy to notice.
prodigious	Extraordinarily amazing.
intense	Of a characteristic: extreme or very high or strong in degree; severe; also, excessive, towering.
ample	Large; great in size, extent, capacity, or bulk; for example spacious, roomy or widely extended.
important	Having relevant and crucial value; having import.
prominentnoun	Likely to attract attention from its size or position; conspicuous.
heavynoun	(of any physical thing) Having great weight.
broadnoun	Wide in extent or scope.
greatnoun	(informal) Very good; excellent; wonderful; fantastic.
extensive	Having a great extent; covering a large area; vast.
magnanimous	Noble and generous in spirit.
colossal	Extremely large or on a great scale.
highnoun	Physically elevated, extending above a base or average level:
obvious	Easily discovered, seen, or understood; self-explanatory.
momentous	Outstanding in importance, of great consequence.
deepnoun	(of distance or position; also figurative) Extending, reaching or positioned far from a point of reference, especially downwards.
badnoun	Of low quality.
enceintenoun	Pregnant.
immensenoun	Huge, gigantic, very large.
largenoun	Of considerable or relatively great size or extent.
braggartnoun	Someone who constantly brags or boasts.
monolithic	(figurative) Having a massive, unchanging structure that does not permit individual variation.
massivenoun	Very large in size or extent.
gravid	(of egglaying animals, now chiefly figuratively) Pregnant.
extended	Stretched out or pulled out; expanded.

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
littlenoun	Small in size.
smallnoun	Not large or big; insignificant; few in number.

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
gigantic	Very large.
humongous	(informal) Of an extremely large size.
huge	Very large.
gargantuan	Huge; immense; tremendous.
immense	Huge, gigantic, very large.
colossal	Extremely large or on a great scale.
prodigious	Extraordinarily amazing.
massive	Very large in size or extent.
larger-than-life	(only attributive) Alternative form of larger than life. [Of greater size or magnitude than is naturally or normally the case; of larger size than life-size.]
oversized	Very large; especially of something larger than normal for its type.
vast	Very large or wide (literally or figuratively).
jumbo	Especially large or powerful.
large	Of considerable or relatively great size or extent.
whopping	(colloquial) Exceptionally great or large.
whacking	(informal) Exceptionally large; whopping (often followed by an adjective such as great or big).
giant	Very large.
walloping	(slang) whopping, large in size.
stupendous	Astonishingly great or large; huge; enormous.
great	(informal) Very good; excellent; wonderful; fantastic.
outsized	Of an unusually large size.