big

/bɪɡ//bɪɡ/
🟢 Elementary

Word Statistics

Difficulty LevelElementary

Common everyday word

Word FrequencyVery Common

Used frequently in everyday conversation

Syllables1

Simple pronunciation

Analysis:

  • Very common word
  • Used in everyday conversation
noun

1. Someone or something that is large in stature

2. An important or powerful person; a celebrity; a big name.

3. (as plural) The big leagues, big time.

4. (BDSM) The participant in ageplay who acts out the older role.

Synonyms

Antonyms

verb

1. To praise, recommend, or promote.

adjective

1. Of great size, large.

"Elephants are big animals, and they eat a lot."

Synonyms: ample, huge, jumbo, large, massive, sizeable, stoor
Antonyms: little, miniature, minuscule, minute, small, tiny

2. (of an industry or other field, often capitalized) Thought to have undue influence.

"Big Tech"

3. Popular.

"That style is very big right now in Europe, especially among teenagers."

Synonyms: all the rage, in demand, well liked

4. Adult.

"Kids should get help from big people if they want to use the kitchen."

Synonyms: adult, fully grown, grown up
Antonyms: little, young

5. Fat.

"Gosh, she is big!"

Synonyms: chubby, plus-size, rotund

6. Important or significant.

"What's so big about that? I do it all the time."

Synonyms: essential, paramount, weighty

7. (with on) Enthusiastic (about).

"I'm not big on the idea, but if you want to go ahead with it, I won't stop you."

Synonyms: fanatical, mad, worked up

8. Mature, conscientious, principled; generous.

"I tried to be the bigger person and just let it go, but I couldn't help myself."

9. Well-endowed, possessing large breasts in the case of a woman or a large penis in the case of a man.

"Whoa, Nadia has gotten pretty big since she hit puberty."

Synonyms: busty, macromastic, stacked

10. (sometimes figurative) Large with young; pregnant; swelling; ready to give birth or produce.

"She was big with child."

Synonyms: full, great, heavy

11. Used as an intensifier, especially of negative-valence nouns

"You are a big liar.  Why are you in such a big hurry?"

12. (of a city) populous

13. (of somebody's age) old, mature. Used to imply that somebody is too old for something, or acting immaturely.

Synonyms

adverb

1. In a loud manner.

2. In a boasting manner.

"He's always talking big, but he never delivers."

3. In a large amount or to a large extent.

"He won big betting on the croquet championship."

4. On a large scale, expansively.

"You've got to think big to succeed at Amalgamated Plumbing."

5. Hard.

"He hit him big and the guy just crumpled."

big

/bɪɡ//bɪɡ/
🟢 Elementary

Word Statistics

Difficulty LevelElementary

Common everyday word

Word FrequencyVery Common

Used frequently in everyday conversation

Syllables1

Simple pronunciation

Analysis:

  • Very common word
  • Used in everyday conversation
verb

1. To inhabit; occupy

2. To locate oneself

3. To build; erect; fashion

4. To dwell; have a dwelling

big

/bɪɡ//bɪɡ/
🟢 Elementary

Word Statistics

Difficulty LevelElementary

Common everyday word

Word FrequencyVery Common

Used frequently in everyday conversation

Syllables1

Simple pronunciation

Analysis:

  • Very common word
  • Used in everyday conversation
noun

1. One or more kinds of barley, especially six-rowed barley.

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