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bigger

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6 characters
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bigger

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bigger is a polysyllabic word with 2 syllables. Using the Knuth-Liang algorithm, we calculated the hyphenation for the word you’ve entered. However, this hyphenation has not been verified against authoritative sources and may be approximate. This is because the algorithm relies on pre-defined patterns that may not cover all exceptions, contextual variations, or irregular spellings. We are working to verify hyphenations against trusted sources to ensure greater accuracy. For now, bigger is hyphenated as:

Definitions ofbigger

1adjective
  • Of great size, large.

    Synonyms: ample, huge, jumbo, large, massive, sizeable, stoor

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

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

    Example: "Big Tech"

  • Popular.

    Synonyms: "all the rage", "in demand", "well liked"

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

  • Adult.

    Synonyms: adult, "fully grown", "grown up"

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

  • Fat.

    Synonyms: chubby, "plus-size", rotund

    Example: "Gosh, she is big!"

  • Important or significant.

    Synonyms: essential, paramount, weighty

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

  • (with on) Enthusiastic (about).

    Synonyms: fanatical, mad, "worked up"

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

  • Mature, conscientious, principled; generous.

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

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

    Synonyms: busty, macromastic, stacked

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

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

    Synonyms: full, great, heavy

    Example: "She was big with child."

  • Used as an intensifier, especially of negative-valence nouns

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

  • (of a city) populous
  • (of somebody's age) old, mature. Used to imply that somebody is too old for something, or acting immaturely.
1verb
  • To make or become bigger.

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