big splash
Dramatic public debut
A big splash is a dramatic entrance or impressive debut that attracts widespread attention.
Someone who makes a big splash generates excitement and notice, like an object hitting water with force: The startup made a big splash at the tech conference.
The phrase often describes newcomers who immediately establish themselves as significant.
- cannonballRound artillery ammunition
- high diveLeap from elevated board
- waveOscillating motion through medium
- splashdownSpacecraft's water landing
- breakthroughSudden important advance
milestone · water park · drama · sensation · spectacle · flourish · dive · visual impact · surge · debut · extravaganza · make a scene · plummet · make waves · influence · prominence · artistry · phenomenon
big splashwhimper
Quiet, plaintive cry
fizzle · dud · flop · non-event · nothingburger
big splashsoft landing
Controlled, gradual descent
whimper · flying under the radar · non-event · anticlimax · damp squib
big, bigger, biggest, splash, splashed, splashing, splashy, splashes