big
adjective
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 adjective
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
a large city
Related & opposite
- small antonym
- size attribute
- large derivation
- bigness derivation
- sizable similar to
- astronomic similar to
- bear-sized similar to
- bigger similar to
- biggish similar to
- blown-up similar to
- bouffant similar to
- spacious similar to
- bulky similar to
- capacious similar to
- colossal similar to
- deep similar to
- double similar to
- enormous similar to
- cosmic similar to
- giant similar to
- epic similar to
- extensive similar to
- mammoth similar to
- great similar to
- grand similar to
- huge similar to
- hulking similar to
- banging similar to
- king-size similar to
- large-mouthed similar to
- large-scale similar to
- large-scale similar to
- life-size similar to
- macroscopic similar to
- macro similar to
- man-sized similar to
- monolithic similar to
- massive similar to
- medium-large similar to
- monstrous similar to
- mountainous similar to
- outsize similar to
- overlarge similar to
- plumping similar to
- queen-size similar to
- rangy similar to
- super similar to
- titanic similar to
- volumed similar to
- voluminous similar to
- whacking similar to
- wide-ranging similar to
Sense 2 adverb
extremely well
his performance went over big
Sense 3 adjective
significant
graduation was a big day in his life
Related & opposite
- colloquialism domain usage
- important similar to
Sense 4 adverb
in a boastful manner
he talked big all evening
Related & opposite
- crowing derived from
Sense 5 adjective
very intense
a bad headache
Related & opposite
Sense 6 adverb
on a grand scale
think big
Related & opposite
- small antonym
Sense 7 adjective
loud and firm
a big voice
Related & opposite
- loud similar to
Sense 8 adverb
in a major way
the play failed big at the box office
Sense 9 adjective
conspicuous in position or importance
a big figure in the movement
Related & opposite
- prominence derivation
- prominence derivation
- conspicuous similar to
Sense 10 adjective
exhibiting self-importance
big talk
Related & opposite
- boastfulness derivation
- brag derivation
- proud similar to
Sense 11 adjective
feeling self-importance
too big for his britches
Related & opposite
- boastfulness derivation
- proud similar to
Sense 12 adjective
(of animals) fully developed
an adult animal
Related & opposite
Sense 13 adjective
marked by intense physical force
a big wind
Related & opposite
- heavy similar to
Sense 14 adjective
generous and understanding and tolerant
a heart big enough to hold no grudges
Related & opposite
- munificence derivation
- nobleness derivation
- generous similar to
Sense 15 adjective
given or giving freely
was a big tipper
Related & opposite
- bounteousness derivation
- bigheartedness derivation
- liberality derivation
- munificence derivation
- bountifulness derivation
- generous similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | small |
| 1 | attribute | Related & opposite | size |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | large |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | bigness |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | sizable |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | astronomic |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | bear-sized |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | bigger |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | biggish |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | blown-up |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | bouffant |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | spacious |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | bulky |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | capacious |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | colossal |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | deep |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | double |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | enormous |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | cosmic |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | giant |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | epic |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | extensive |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | mammoth |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | great |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | grand |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | huge |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | hulking |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | banging |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | king-size |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | large-mouthed |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | large-scale |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | large-scale |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | life-size |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | macroscopic |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | macro |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | man-sized |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | monolithic |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | massive |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | medium-large |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | monstrous |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | mountainous |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | outsize |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | overlarge |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | plumping |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | queen-size |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | rangy |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | super |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | titanic |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | volumed |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | voluminous |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | whacking |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | wide-ranging |
| 3 | domain usage | Related & opposite | colloquialism |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | important |
| 4 | derived from | Related & opposite | crowing |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | severity |
| 5 | similar to | Related & opposite | intense |
| 6 | antonym | Related & opposite | small |
| 7 | similar to | Related & opposite | loud |
| 9 | derivation | Related & opposite | prominence |
| 9 | derivation | Related & opposite | prominence |
| 9 | similar to | Related & opposite | conspicuous |
| 10 | derivation | Related & opposite | boastfulness |
| 10 | derivation | Related & opposite | brag |
| 10 | similar to | Related & opposite | proud |
| 11 | derivation | Related & opposite | boastfulness |
| 11 | similar to | Related & opposite | proud |
| 12 | derivation | Related & opposite | adult |
| 12 | derivation | Related & opposite | adult |
| 12 | domain topic | Related & opposite | animal |
| 12 | similar to | Related & opposite | mature |
| 13 | similar to | Related & opposite | heavy |
| 14 | derivation | Related & opposite | munificence |
| 14 | derivation | Related & opposite | nobleness |
| 14 | similar to | Related & opposite | generous |
| 15 | derivation | Related & opposite | bounteousness |
| 15 | derivation | Related & opposite | bigheartedness |
| 15 | derivation | Related & opposite | liberality |
| 15 | derivation | Related & opposite | munificence |
| 15 | derivation | Related & opposite | bountifulness |
| 15 | similar to | Related & opposite | generous |