BIG
Letters denoting importance
Big describes something of considerable size, extent, or intensity—the opposite of small or little.
A big house, a big mistake, a big deal.
Big often implies importance or significance: This is big news.
With age, big means older: my big sister.
In informal speech, big intensifies: a big fan, big on fitness.
To make it big is to achieve success.
Of great size
- hugeExtremely large in size
- enormousExtremely large in scale
- massiveExtremely large and heavy
- giganticImmensely large in scale
colossal · immense · vast · oversized · jumbo · king-sized · towering · hulking
Having notable importance
- majorOf chief importance
- importantOf great significance
- crucialOf supreme importance
- pivotalVitally important, deciding
consequential · momentous · landmark · milestone · groundbreaking · influential · weighty · serious
Having great strength
- strongHaving great physical power
- intenseExtreme in degree
- extremeFurthest from moderate
- overwhelmingIntensely excessive in force
profound · deep · tremendous · massive · incredible · spectacular · extraordinary · dramatic
Widely known, much recognized
- celebrityWidely recognized public figure
- starLuminous astronomical object
- renownedWidely known and esteemed
- prominentEasily noticed or distinguished
well-known · notable · superstar · household name · legendary · A-list · megastar · icon
Mature person
- adultMature person, legally responsible
- matureFully grown or developed
- elderSenior figure of authority
- olderMore advanced in age
senior · eldest · firstborn · teenage · adolescent · coming-of-age · grown · full-grown
Increase in scope
escalation · amplification · ballooning · mushrooming · snowballing · skyrocketing · exploding · burgeoning
Willing to give freely
- magnanimousNoble and forgiving
- kind-heartedHaving a gentle, caring nature
- givingTransferring to another
- charitableGiving to those needing
bighearted · benevolent · selfless · warm · caring · compassionate · noble · gracious
large
Of great size
gigantic · colossal · immense · vast · oversized · jumbo · king-sized · towering · hulking · mammoth
significant
Having notable importance
pivotal · consequential · momentous · landmark · milestone · groundbreaking · influential · weighty · serious · critical
powerful
Having great strength
overwhelming · profound · deep · tremendous · massive · incredible · spectacular · extraordinary · dramatic · striking
famous
Widely known, much recognized
- celebrityWidely recognized public figure
- starLuminous astronomical object
- renownedWidely known and esteemed
prominent · well-known · notable · superstar · household name · legendary · A-list · megastar · icon · luminary
grown-up
Mature person
- adultMature person, legally responsible
- matureFully grown or developed
- elderSenior figure of authority
older · senior · eldest · firstborn · teenage · adolescent · coming-of-age · grown · full-grown · of age
expansion
Increase in scope
swell · escalation · amplification · ballooning · mushrooming · snowballing · skyrocketing · exploding · burgeoning · scaling
generous
Willing to give freely
- magnanimousNoble and forgiving
- kind-heartedHaving a gentle, caring nature
- givingTransferring to another
charitable · bighearted · benevolent · selfless · warm · caring · compassionate · noble · gracious · open-handed
- DenmarkDanish, Copenhagen, Danes, Danish flag, Greenland
- Architecture FirmsHDR, Page, Frank Gehry
- Esports TeamsT1, OG, Immortals
- Nordic architectureDanish modern, Nordic design, functionalism, Copenhagen, Bergen
Lacking importance or consequence
minor · trivial · unimportant · negligible · inconsequential
- big dealImportant matter or occurrence
- big toeInnermost foot digit
- big sisterOlder female sibling
- no big dealInconsequential matter
- big pictureOverall perspective on things
- big daySignificant scheduled occasion