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(satellite adjective) in an advanced stage of pregnancy; "was big with child"; "was great with child" |
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Synonyms: enceinte, expectant, gravid, great, heavy, large, with child |
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(adverb) in a major way; "the play failed big at the box office" |
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(adverb) on a grand scale; "think big" |
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Antonyms: small |
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(adverb) extremely well; "his performance went over big" |
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(adjective) older and (at least formerly) larger than another though relative size is not the issue; "big sister" |
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Synonyms: elder, older |
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Antonyms: little |
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(satellite adjective) conspicuous in position or importance; "a big figure in the movement"; "big man on campus"; "he's very large in financial circles"; "a prominent citizen" |
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Synonyms: large, prominent |
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(satellite adjective) given or giving freely; "was a big tipper"; "the bounteous goodness of God"; "bountiful compliments"; "a freehanded host"; "a handsome allowance"; "Saturday's child is loving and giving"; "a liberal backer of the arts"; "a munificent gift"; "her fond and openhanded grandfather" |
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Synonyms: bighearted, bounteous, bountiful, freehanded, giving, handsome, liberal, openhanded |
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(satellite adjective) generous and understanding and tolerant; "a heart big enough to hold no grudges"; "that's very big of you to be so forgiving"; "a large and generous spirit"; "a large heart"; "magnanimous toward his enemies" |
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Synonyms: large, magnanimous |
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(satellite adjective) marked by intense physical force; "a big wind"; "high winds" |
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Synonyms: high |
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(satellite adjective) (informal) "graduation was a big day in his life" |
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(satellite adjective) loud and firm; "a big voice"; "big bold piano sounds" |
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(satellite adjective) feeling self-importance; "too big for his britches"; "had a swelled head"; "he was swelled with pride" |
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Synonyms: swelled, vainglorious |
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(satellite adjective) of very great significance "deciding to drop the atom bomb was a very big decision"; "a momentous event" |
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Synonyms: momentous |
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(satellite adjective) prodigious; "big spender"; "big eater"; "heavy investor" |
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Synonyms: heavy |
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(adjective) above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent; "a large city"; "set out for the big city"; "a large sum"; "a big (or large) barn"; "a large family"; "big businesses"; "a big expenditure"; "a large number of newspapers"; "a big group of scientists"; "large areas of the world" |
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Synonyms: large |
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Antonyms: little |
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(satellite adjective) (of animals) fully developed; "an adult animal"; "a grown woman" |
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Synonyms: adult, full-grown, fully grown, grown, grownup |
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(satellite adjective) very intense; "a bad headache"; "in a big rage"; "had a big (or bad) shock"; "a bad earthquake"; "a bad storm" |
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Synonyms: bad |
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(adverb) in a boastful manner; "he talked big all evening" |
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Synonyms: boastfully, large, vauntingly |
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(satellite adjective) exhibiting self-importance; "big talk" |
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Synonyms: boastful, braggart, bragging, braggy, cock-a-hoop, crowing, self-aggrandizing |
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