Synonyms of big
120 similar words · 7 opposite words
Another word for big is huge. Other synonyms of big are liberal, bulky, leviathan, gargantuan and boxcar. The opposite of big is small.
Synonyms and similar words for big
adjectiveOf great size, large.
- ample
- hugeVery large.
- large
- sizeableStandard spelling of sizable.
- stourTall; big; stout.
- jumboEspecially large or powerful.
- massive
- exceeding literary
- cosmic
- bodacious
- broad
- commodious
- considerable
- expansive
- good-sizedOf a reasonably large size.
- full
- generous
- giantVery large.
- grand
- great
- hefty
- henchBig, strong, and muscular.
- immense
- larger than life
- leviathanVery large; enormous, gargantuan.
- liberalAmple, abundant; generous in quantity.
- long
- mega-
- overlargeExcessively large; too big; oversize.
- outsizedOf an unusually large size.
- oversize
- oversizedVery large; especially of something larger than normal for its type.
- prodigiousVery big in extent, quantity, or size; abundant; intense; colossal, huge.
- roomySpacious, expansive, comfortable.
- rotund
- spacious
- stonking Australia, slangImpressively large; exciting.
- substantial
- tall
- vast
- voluminous
- wide
- astronomic
- behemothicColossal, of enormous size and power.
- big fatUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see big, fat.
- boxcarExtremely large.
- BrobdingnagianEnormous, huge, far larger than is customary for such a thing.
- bulkyBeing large in size, mass, or volume; big, fat or muscular.
- colossal
- cyclopean
- Daniel LambertishExtremely obese.
- elephantineVery large.
- elephantic
- enormous
- gargantuanHuge; immense; tremendous.
- giantesqueSynonym of gigantesque.
- gigantesqueVery large; like a giant; gigantic.
- gigantic
- gigantuan (colloquial
- nonstandard))
- ginormous colloquial, slangVery large.
- great bigVery big; huge.
- honkin'Emphatically or impressively big; really big.
- hulking
- humongous slangOf an extremely large size.
- hunormous colloquial, slangOf a gigantic size.
- mahoosive humorous, slangMassive; huge; very large.
- mammothComparable to a mammoth in its size; very large, huge, gigantic.
- mastodonic
- monstrous
- monumental
- mountainous
- pantagruelian
- pyramidal
- PythonicEnormous; also, monstrous.
- stupendous
- super-
- supersizedVery large; supersize.
- titanicHaving great size, or great force, power, or strength.
- tremendous
- whoppingExceptionally great or large.
- yuge
- largifical obsoleteAbounding; ample.
- immane obsoleteVery large; huge; vast.
adjectiveFat.
- chubby
- plus-size
- beer-belliedHaving a beer belly.
- chunky slang
- embonpointPlump, chubby, buxom.
- fat
- flabby
- fleshy
- full-figuredFat; plump.
- fulsome
- heavy
- heavyset
- love-handledHaving love handles.
- meaty
- overnourished euphemistic
- paunchyHaving a paunch; having a prominent stomach; potbellied.
- pleasantly plump slang
- plump
- portly
- potbelliedHaving a potbelly.
- podgy
- pudgyFat, overweight (pertaining particularly to children), plump; chubby.
- roly-polyShort and plump; squat.
- RubenesqueOf the figure of a woman, plump and sensuous.
- sonsy British, dialectalLucky; fortunate; thriving; plump.
- swagbelliedHaving a prominent, overhanging belly.
- thick
- tubby
- well-covered British
- well-padded
- well-rounded
- well-upholsteredFat.
- gorbellied obsoleteHaving a gorbelly; fat; potbellied.
- gorrel-bellied obsolete
Opposite of big
adjectiveOf great size, large.
adjectiveAdult; (of a child) older.
Meaning of big
- adjective Of great size, large.
- adjective Fat.
- adjective Large with young; pregnant; swelling; ready to give birth or produce.
big in other languages
Questions about synonyms of big
- What is another word for big?
- Big has 120 synonyms on Word.ws, such as huge, liberal, bulky, leviathan, gargantuan, boxcar, elephantine and prodigious.
- What is the opposite of big?
- The opposite of big is small. Other antonyms of big are minute, tiny, miniature and little.
- What does big mean?
- Big means of great size, large.
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