bigger
Of greater magnitude
Bigger is the comparative form of big—larger in size, amount, or importance.
The bigger house costs more.
She's got bigger problems than money.
To have bigger fish to fry is to have more important matters to attend to.
Something can be bigger physically or figuratively: a bigger crowd, a bigger impact, a bigger deal.
More in size
- oversizedExceeding typical dimensions
- enlargedIncreased in size
- spaciousHaving ample room
- voluminousOf great size
capacious · roomy · bulky · hefty · massive · hulking · gargantuan · gigantic
Upward push or increase
- enhanceIncrease in quality
- magnifyIncrease perceived size
- escalateIncrease in severity
- intensifyIncrease in degree
heighten · strengthen · deepen · reinforce · exaggerate · augment · multiply · broaden
Progress toward maturity
- maturationProcess of becoming complete
- proliferationRapid increase in quantity
- increaseGrowth in amount
- advancementForward movement or promotion
progression · enlargement · accumulation · extension · swelling · boom · blossoming · flourishing
Complete system or domain
- cosmologyStudy of universal structure
- expansionIncrease in scope
- redshiftWavelength stretch from recession
- HubbleRenowned astronomer's surname
space-time · galaxy · singularity · multiverse · relativity · astrophysics · accelerating · infinite
larger
More in size
voluminous · capacious · roomy · bulky · hefty · massive · hulking · gargantuan · gigantic · humongous
boost
Upward push or increase
intensify · heighten · strengthen · deepen · reinforce · exaggerate · augment · multiply · broaden · widen
development
Progress toward maturity
- maturationProcess of becoming complete
- proliferationRapid increase in quantity
- increaseGrowth in amount
advancement · progression · enlargement · accumulation · extension · swelling · boom · blossoming · flourishing · sprouting
balloon
Inflatable rubber sac
expand · puff · bloat · distend · billow · engorge · dilate · air · inflatable · tire
universe
Complete system or domain
- cosmologyStudy of universal structure
- expansionIncrease in scope
- redshiftWavelength stretch from recession
Hubble · space-time · galaxy · singularity · multiverse · relativity · astrophysics · accelerating · infinite
- Early Mathcounting, numbers, addition, subtraction, zero
- comparisoncomparative, contrast, superlative, matching, positive
- rankingsrankings, first, college rankings, second, third
- comparisonscomparison, compare, comparative, analogy, metaphor
- size wordssmall, short, large, huge, tiny
- bigger pictureOverall perspective on something
- make biggerIncrease in size
- bigger fish in the seaMore suitable partners available
- no biggieCasual dismissal of concern
- bigger fish to fryMore urgent concerns elsewhere
- be the bigger manChoose grace over grudge