big ones
Not the small
Big ones is slang for large sums of money, typically meaning dollars in denominations of hundreds or thousands: The car set me back fifty big ones.
The phrase can also refer to anything notably large in a given context—home runs in baseball, waves in surfing, or breasts in crude conversation.
Notable event marking progress
- groundbreakingIntroducing radical new ideas
- seminalFoundational and influential
- monumentalExceptionally large or significant
- historicOf lasting significance
transformative · defining · watershed · epoch-making · trailblazing · pioneering · revolutionary · breakthrough
Of supreme importance
- vitalEssential or sustaining existence
- essentialFundamentally necessary
- keyLock-opening device
- centralIn the middle, primary
pivotal · paramount · major · significant · consequential · weighty · substantial · high-stakes
Having superior influence
- influentialHaving considerable effect
- commandingExerting strong authority
- controllingExerting authority over others
- leadingGuiding or pacing type
alpha · boss · chief · heavyweight · mogul · titan · tycoon · kingpin
Able to be seen
- eye-catchingImmediately noticeable, visually
- strikingNoticeably impressive
- boldCourageous and daring
- noticeableEasily perceived or observed
conspicuous · salient · pronounced · marked · distinctive · standout · attention-grabbing · unmissable
milestone
Notable event marking progress
- groundbreakingIntroducing radical new ideas
- seminalFoundational and influential
- monumentalExceptionally large or significant
historic · transformative · defining · watershed · epoch-making · trailblazing · pioneering · revolutionary · breakthrough · turning point
crucial
Of supreme importance
central · pivotal · paramount · major · significant · consequential · weighty · substantial · high-stakes · critical
dominant
Having superior influence
- influentialHaving considerable effect
- commandingExerting strong authority
- controllingExerting authority over others
leading · alpha · boss · chief · heavyweight · mogul · titan · tycoon · kingpin · major player
visible
Able to be seen
- eye-catchingImmediately noticeable, visually
- strikingNoticeably impressive
- boldCourageous and daring
noticeable · conspicuous · salient · pronounced · marked · distinctive · standout · attention-grabbing · unmissable · showstopper
big onessmall fry
Children or insignificant people
small potatoes · little ones · nothing special · small change · throwaways
big onessmall bills
Low-value paper currency
singles · ones · small change · pocket change · coins
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