big

Definitions

1. adjective

   Large in size.

   Examples

   • Elephants are big animals, and they eat a lot.
   • Salt Lake City is the biggest city in Utah.
   ≈ample≈huge≈large≈sizeable≈stour +90 more
2. adjective

   Important.

   Examples

   • What is so big about that? I do it all the time.
   • Today is a big day for our team.
   ≈essential≈paramount≈weighty≈big≈central +32 more
3. adjective

   Older or grown up.

   Examples

   • Kids should get help from big people in the kitchen.
   • Some big kids chased us away.
   ≈adult≈fully grown≈grown up≈adult≈big +9 more
4. adjective

   Too old for something, or acting in a way that is not mature.

   Examples

   • Aren't you a bit big for tantrums like that?
   • You are too big to cry over this.
   ≈adult≈fully grown≈grown up≈adult≈big +9 more
5. adjective

   Kind and generous, or mature.

   Examples

   • That is very big of you. Thank you!
   • I tried to be the bigger person and let it go.
6. adjective

   Heavy or overweight.

   Examples

   • He has gotten pretty big since I last saw him.
   • The dog is big because it eats so much.
   ≈ample≈huge≈large≈sizeable≈stour +132 more
7. adjective

   Having large, strong muscles.

   Examples

   • I have lifted weights for a year, and I am getting big.
   • He is the biggest guy in the gym.
8. adjective

   About to give birth, in old-fashioned use.

   Examples

   • She was big with child.
   • The day was big with the fate of Rome.
   ≈full≈great≈heavy≈big≈carrying +32 more
9. adjective

   In informal speech, a woman with a large chest.

   Examples

   • The costume was designed for someone big.
   • She said the dress did not fit because she is big.
   ≈busty≈macromastic≈stacked≈bathykolpian≈big +18 more
10. adjective

    In informal jokes, large in a way that people feel shy about.

    Examples

    • He joked that he was the biggest on the team.
    • He felt shy about being big.