Thursday, November 17, 2022

Synonyms for BIG

 


Big
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mas·sive
 ˈmæs ɪv adjective

1. consisting of or forming a large mass; bulky and heavy: massive columns.
2. large and heavy-looking: a massive forehead.
3. large in scale, amount, or degree: a massive breakdown in communications; massive reductions in spending.
4. solid or substantial; great or imposing: massive erudition.

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bump·er ˈbʌm pər noun
1. a person or thing that bumps.
2. a metal guard, usually horizontal, for protecting the front or rear of an automobile, truck, etc.
3. any protective rim, guard, pad, or disk for absorbing shock and preventing damage from bumping, as a rubber-tipped doorstop or an old tire on the side of a boat.
4. a cup or glass filled to the brim, as with beer.
5. Informal. something unusually large.

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co·los·sal kəˈlɒs əl adjective
1. extraordinarily great in size, extent, or degree; gigantic; huge.
2. of or resembling a colossus.
3. initial capital letter  ) Architecture . noting or pertaining to a classical order whose columns or pilasters span two or more stories of a building.

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in·fi·nite ˈɪn  nɪt  adjective
1. immeasurably great: an infinite capacity for forgiveness.
2. indefinitely or exceedingly great: infinite sums of money.
3. unlimited or unmeasurable in extent of space, duration of time, etc.: the infinite nature of outer space.
4. unbounded or unlimited; boundless; endless: God's infinite mercy.
5. Mathematics a. not finite.
b. (of a set) having elements that can be put into one-to-one correspondence with a subset that is not the given set.

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large-scale ˈlɑrdʒˈskeɪl adjective
1. very extensive or encompassing; of great scope: a large-scale business plan.
2. made to a large scale: a large-scale map.

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gar·gan·tu·an gɑrˈgæn tʃu ən adjective
gigantic; enormous; colossal: a gargantuan task.
Usage: Some people think that gargantuan  should only be used to describe things connected with food: a gargantuan meal his gargantuan appetite


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tow·er·ing ˈtaʊ ər ɪŋ adjective
1. very high or tall; lofty: a towering oak.
2. surpassing others; very great: a towering figure in American poetry.
3. rising to an extreme degree of violence or intensity: a towering rage.
4. beyond the proper or usual limits; inordinate; excessive: towering pride; towering ambitions.

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ca·pa·cious kəˈpeɪ ʃəs adjective
capable of holding much; spacious or roomy: a capacious storage bin.
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as·tro·nom·i·cal ˌæs trəˈnɒm ɪ kəl adjective
1. of, pertaining to, or connected with astronomy.
2. extremely large; exceedingly great; enormous: It takes an astronomical amount of money to build a car factory.

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im·mense ɪˈmɛns adjective
1. vast; huge; very great: an immense territory.
2. immeasurable; boundless.
3. Informal. splendid: You did an immense job getting the project started.

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mam·moth ˈmæm əθ noun
1. any large, elephantlike mammal of the extinct genus Mammuthus,  from the Pleistocene Epoch, having hairy skin and ridged molar teeth.
2. immensely large; huge; enormous: a mammoth organization.