Big

Synonyms for "big" (289 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

How these synonyms differ

• enormous - 'Enormous' goes well beyond 'big', it implies something impressively or even intimidatingly large.
• huge - 'Huge' is informal but emphatic. It works where 'big' sounds too mild and 'enormous' sounds too formal.
• massive - 'Massive' suggests weight and solidity alongside size, a massive boulder, a massive investment.
• substantial - 'Substantial' emphasizes significance over physical size, it often modifies abstract things like evidence or improvements.
• vast - 'Vast' implies expanse or scope rather than bulk, a vast desert, a vast difference, a vast collection.