big as a barn
Impossible to miss
Big as a barn describes something conspicuously large and impossible to miss.
The phrase often appears in contexts of marksmanship or aim—a target big as a barn should be easy to hit.
It can describe anything oversized: That TV is big as a barn.
The comparison emphasizes obviousness as much as size.
- barnlikeResembling a farm outbuilding
- hulkingMassive and unwieldy
- built like a tankExceptionally robust and durable
- enormousExtremely large in scale
- cavernousVast and hollow
massive · colossal · immense · large · vast · oversized · king size · super size · huge · boxy · wide load · gigantic · towering · roomy · mammoth · elephantine · humongous · gargantuan
size/scale
big as a barntiny
Extremely small in size
minuscule · microscopic · teeny-tiny · itty-bitty · pint-sized
visibility/obviousness
big as a barnsubtle
Not immediately obvious
inconspicuous · unnoticeable · imperceptible · hidden · invisible