Nouns (37)
top
n. platform surrounding the head of a lower mast
top
n. a garment (especially for women) that extends from the shoulders to the waist or hips; "he stared as she buttoned her top"
top
n. the greatest possible intensity; "he screamed at the top of his lungs"
top
n. the upper part of anything; "the mower cuts off the tops of the grass"; "the title should be written at the top of the first page"
cover, top
n. covering for a hole (especially a hole in the top of a container); "he removed the top of the carton"; "he couldn't get the top off of the bottle"; "put the cover back on the kettle"
top, top of the inning
n. the first half of an inning; while the visiting team is at bat; "a relief pitcher took over in the top of the fifth"
top, whirligig, teetotum, spinning top
n. a conical child's plaything tapering to a steel point on which it can be made to spin; "he got a bright red top and string for his birthday"
top, circus tent, round top
n. a canvas tent to house the audience at a circus performance; "he was afraid of a fire in the circus tent"; "they had the big top up in less than an hour"
top, peak, crown, summit
n. a V shape; "the cannibal's teeth were filed to sharp points"
top, topside, upperside, upper side, top side
n. the highest or uppermost side of anything; "put your books on top of the desk"; "only the top side of the box was painted"
crest, top, peak, crown, tip, summit
n. the top point of a mountain or hill; "the view from the peak was magnificent"; "they clambered to the summit of Monadnock"
top, peak, pinnacle, height, superlative, summit, acme
n. the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development; "his landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty"; "the artist's gifts are at their acme"; "at the height of her career"; "the peak of perfection"; "summer was at its peak"; "...catapulted Einstein to the pinnacle of fame"; "the summit of his ambition"; "so many highest superlatives achieved by man"; "at the top of his profession"
Verbs (20)
top, crown
v. be the culminating event; "The speech crowned the meeting"
cover, top, cap, crown
v. put an enamel cover on; "crown my teeth"
pinch, top, cut the top off
v. cut the top off; "top trees and bushes"
top, clear, pass over, go over the top of
v. pass by, over, or under without making contact; "the balloon cleared the tree tops"
pass, top, exceed, overstep, go past, transcend, go beyond
v. go beyond; "She exceeded our expectations"; "She topped her performance of last year"
Adverbs (10)
big, in a major way
adv. "The play failed big at the box office"
big, on a grand scale
adv. on a grand scale; "think big"
big, extremely well
adv. "His performance went over big"
big, large, boastfully, vauntingly
adv. in a boastful manner; "he talked big all evening"
Adjectives (65)
big
adj. (informal) "big spender"
big
adj. significant; "graduation was a big day in his life"
big
adj. loud and firm; "a big voice"; "big bold piano sounds"
top
adj. situated at the top or highest position; "the top shelf"
big, large
adj. 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"
bad, big
adj. very intense; "a bad headache"; "in a big rage"; "had a big (or bad) shock"; "a bad earthquake"; "a bad storm"
big, swelled
adj. feeling self-importance; "too big for his britches"; "had a swelled head"; "he was swelled with pride"
big, momentous
adj. of very great significance; "deciding to drop the atom bomb was a very big decision"; "a momentous event"
top, greatest
adj. highest in quality
elder, big, older
adj. used of the older of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a father from his son; "Bill Adams, Sr."
big, large, prominent
adj. 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"
big, large, magnanimous
adj. 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"
high, heavy, big, violent
adj. marked by intense physical force: "a big wind"; "a violent squall"; "heavy seas"; "high winds"
big, important, authoritative
adj. having authority or ascendancy or influence; "an important official"; "the captain's authoritative manner"
first, top, foremost
adj. ranking above all others; "was first in her class"; "the foremost figure among marine artists"; "the top graduate"
adult, grownup, big, full-grown, grown, fully grown
adj. (of animals) fully developed; "an adult animal"; "a grown woman"
heavy, big, enceinte, expectant, gravid, great, large, with child
adj. in an advanced stage of pregnancy; "was big with child"; "was great with child"
giving, liberal, big, handsome, bountiful, bounteous, openhanded, free-handed, big-hearted
adj. 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"
bragging, crowing, braggart, big, boastful, braggy, cock-a-hoop, self-aggrandizing, vainglorious
adj. exhibiting self-importance; "big talk"
Fuzzynyms (445)
meridian, longitude, line of longitude
n. an imaginary great circle on the surface of the earth passing through the north and south poles at right angles to the equator; "all points on the same meridian have the same longitude"
apogee
n. apoapsis in Earth orbit; the point in its orbit where a satellite is at the greatest distance from the Earth
top
n. the upper part of anything; "the mower cuts off the tops of the grass"; "the title should be written at the top of the first page"
maximum
n. the point on a curve where the tangent changes from positive on the left to negative on the right
meridian, longitude, line of longitude
n. an imaginary great circle on the surface of the earth passing through the north and south poles at right angles to the equator; "all points on the same meridian have the same longitude"
apogee
n. apoapsis in Earth orbit; the point in its orbit where a satellite is at the greatest distance from the Earth
top
n. a garment (especially for women) that extends from the shoulders to the waist or hips; "he stared as she buttoned her top"
brim, rim, lip
n. the top edge of a vessel or other container
cloak
n. a loose outer garment
mantle, curtain, drape, drapery, pall
n. hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
veil, head covering
n. a garment that covers the head and face
canopy
n. the umbrellalike part of a parachute that fills with air
canopy
n. a covering (usually of cloth) that serves as a roof to shelter an area from the weather
shelter
n. protective covering that provides protection from the weather
shield
n. a protective covering or structure
buffer, fender
n. a cushion-like device that reduces shock due to contact
refuge, sanctuary, asylum
n. a shelter from danger or hardship
chancel, sanctuary, bema
n. area around the altar of a church for the clergy and choir; often enclosed by a lattice or railing
front, front end
n. the side that is forward or prominent
anterior, front tooth
n. a tooth situated at the front of the mouth; "his malocclusion was caused by malposed anteriors"
blind, screen
n. something that keeps things out or hinders sight; "they had just moved in and had not put up blinds yet"
blind
n. a hiding place sometimes used by hunters (especially duck hunters); "he waited impatiently in the blind"
camouflage
n. device or stratagem for concealment or deceit
covering, cover, natural covering
n. a natural object that covers or envelops; "under a covering of dust"; "the fox was flushed from its cover"
crest, top, peak, crown, tip, summit
n. the top point of a mountain or hill; "the view from the peak was magnificent"; "they clambered to the summit of Monadnock"
peak, vertex, apex, acme
n. the highest point (of something); "at the peak of the pyramid"
top, peak, pinnacle, height, superlative, summit, acme
n. the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development; "his landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty"; "the artist's gifts are at their acme"; "at the height of her career"; "the peak of perfection"; "summer was at its peak"; "...catapulted Einstein to the pinnacle of fame"; "the summit of his ambition"; "so many highest superlatives achieved by man"; "at the top of his profession"
apotheosis, ideal, paragon, nonpareil, saint, nonesuch, nonsuch
n. model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal
top, peak, crown, summit
n. a V shape; "the cannibal's teeth were filed to sharp points"
peak, vertex, apex, acme
n. the highest point (of something); "at the peak of the pyramid"
top, peak, pinnacle, height, superlative, summit, acme
n. the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development; "his landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty"; "the artist's gifts are at their acme"; "at the height of her career"; "the peak of perfection"; "summer was at its peak"; "...catapulted Einstein to the pinnacle of fame"; "the summit of his ambition"; "so many highest superlatives achieved by man"; "at the top of his profession"
apex, solar apex, apex of the sun's way
n. the point on the celestial sphere toward which the sun and solar system appear to be moving relative to the fixed stars
zenith
n. the point above the observer that is directly opposite the nadir on the imaginary sphere against which celestial bodies appear to be projected
point
n. the precise location of something; a spatially limited location; "she walked to a point where she could survey the whole street"
drop-off, cliff
n. a steep high face of rock; "he stood on a high cliff overlooking the town"; "a steep drop"
bluff
n. a high steep bank (usually formed by river erosion)
mount, mountain
n. a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
extremity
n. the outermost or farthest region or point
crest, top, peak, crown, tip, summit
n. the top point of a mountain or hill; "the view from the peak was magnificent"; "they clambered to the summit of Monadnock"
top, peak, crown, summit
n. a V shape; "the cannibal's teeth were filed to sharp points"
peak, vertex, apex, acme
n. the highest point (of something); "at the peak of the pyramid"
zenith
n. the point above the observer that is directly opposite the nadir on the imaginary sphere against which celestial bodies appear to be projected
finish, end, stop, halt, cease, run out, terminate, come to an end, close over
v. bring to an end or halt; "She ended their friendship when she found out that he had once been convicted of a crime"; "The attack on Poland terminated the relatively peaceful period after WW I"
finish, complete
v. come or bring to a finish or an end; "He finished the dishes"; "She completed the requirements for her Master's Degree"; "The fastest runner finished the race in just over 2 hours; others finished in over 4 hours"
consummate
v. as pertaining to marriages.
best, scoop, trump, outdo, outflank
v. get the better of; "the goal was to best the competition"
vital, life-sustaining
adj. performing an essential function in the living body; "vital organs"; "blood and other vital fluids"; "the loss of vital heat in shock"; "a vital spot"; "life-giving love and praise"
choice, fine, prize, quality, prime, select
adj. of superior grade; "choice wines"; "prime beef"; "prize carnations"; "quality paper"; "select peaches"
elite, elect
adj. selected as the best; "an elect circle of artists"; "elite colleges"
heavy, big, enceinte, expectant, gravid, great, large, with child
adj. in an advanced stage of pregnancy; "was big with child"; "was great with child"
big, large, magnanimous
adj. 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"
big, large, prominent
adj. 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"
husky, vigorous, strong, beefy, burly, buirdly, strapping
adj. strong and heavily built: "a vigorous old man who spent half of his day on horseback"- W. H. Hudson; "`buirdly' is a Scottish term: a buirdly lad for twelve"
stout, heavyset, portly
adj. euphemisms for `fat'; "men are portly and women are stout"
considerable
adj. large or relatively large in number or amount or extent or degree; "a considerable quantity"; "the economy was a considerable issue in the campaign"; "went to considerable trouble for us"; "spent a considerable amount of time on the problem"
eventful, consequential
adj. having important issues or results; "the year's only really consequential legislation"; "an eventful decision"
abundant
adj. present in great quantity; "an abundant supply of water"
critical, decisive
adj. forming or having the nature of a turning point or crisis; "a critical point in the campaign"; "the critical test"
notable, noteworthy
adj. worthy of notice; "a noteworthy advance in cancer research"
unforgettable
adj. impossible to forget
fatal, fateful
adj. having momentous consequences; of decisive importance; "that fateful meeting of the U.N. when...it declared war on North Korea"- Saturday Rev; "the fatal day of the election finally arrived"
bound, sure, destined, fated, predetermined, bound to
adj. (usually followed by `to') governed by fate; "bound to happen"; "an old house destined to be demolished"; "he is destined to be famous"
crucial, important
adj. of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis; "a crucial moment in his career"; "a crucial election"; "a crucial issue for women"
grave, severe, dangerous, grievous, serious
adj. causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm; "a dangerous operation"; "a grave situation"; "a grave illness"; "grievous bodily harm"; "a serious wound"; "a serious turn of events"; "a severe case of pneumonia"; "a life-threatening disease"
historic
adj. important in history; "the historic first voyage to outer space"
polar, pivotal
adj. being of crucial importance; "a pivotal event"; "Its pivotal location has also exposed it to periodic invasions"- Henry Kissinger; "the polar events of this study"; "a polar principal"
meaning, pregnant, significant
adj. rich in significance or implication; "a meaning look"; "pregnant with meaning"
decisive
adj. determining or having the power to determine an outcome; "cast the decisive vote"; "two factors had a decisive influence"
mammoth, colossal, enormous, gigantic, huge, immense, tremendous
adj. extraordinarily large in size or amount or degree
heavy, big, enceinte, expectant, gravid, great, large, with child
adj. in an advanced stage of pregnancy; "was big with child"; "was great with child"
big, large, magnanimous
adj. 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"
big, large
adj. 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"
crying, rank, gross, egregious, flagrant
adj. conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible; "a crying shame"; "an egregious lie"; "flagrant violation of human rights"; "a glaring error"; "gross ineptitude"; "gross injustice"; "rank treachery"
plain, patent, manifest, clear, evident, apparent
adj. clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment; "the effects of the drought are apparent to anyone who sees the parched fields"; "evident hostility"; "manifest disapproval"; "patent advantages"; "made his meaning plain"; "it is plain that he is no reactionary"; "in plain view"
notable, celebrated, illustrious, noted, famed, far-famed, famous, renowned
adj. widely known and esteemed; "a famous actor"; "a celebrated musician"; "a famed scientist"; "an illustrious judge"; "a notable historian"; "a renowned painter"
mammoth, colossal, enormous, gigantic, huge, immense, tremendous
adj. extraordinarily large in size or amount or degree
heavy, big, enceinte, expectant, gravid, great, large, with child
adj. in an advanced stage of pregnancy; "was big with child"; "was great with child"
big, large, prominent
adj. 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"
big, large
adj. 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"
altruistic, selfless
adj. showing unselfish concern for the welfare of others
benevolent, free-hearted
adj. generous in providing aid to others
charitable
adj. full of love and generosity; "charitable to the poor"; "a charitable trust"
beneficent, benevolent, eleemosynary, philanthropic
adj. generous in assistance to the poor; "a benevolent contributor"; "eleemosynary relief"; "philanthropic contributions"
generous
adj. willing to give and share unstintingly; "a generous donation"
giving, liberal, big, handsome, bountiful, bounteous, openhanded, free-handed, big-hearted
adj. 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"
merciful
adj. showing or giving mercy; "sought merciful treatment for the captives"; "a merciful god"
considerate
adj. showing concern for the rights and feelings of others; "friends considerate enough to leave us alone"
lavish, unsparing, munificent, overgenerous, unstinted, unstinting, too generous
adj. very generous; "distributed gifts with a lavish hand"; "the critics were lavish in their praise"; "a munificent gift"; "his father gave him a half-dollar and his mother a quarter and he thought them munificent"; "prodigal praise"; "unsparing generosity"; "his unstinted devotion"; "called for unstinting aid to Britain"
gilded, deluxe, luxurious, princely, opulent, sumptuous
adj. rich and superior in quality; "a princely sum"; "gilded dining rooms"
lush, exuberant, luxuriant, profuse, riotous, teeming, teeming with
adj. produced or growing in extreme abundance; "their riotous blooming"
unselfish
adj. not greedy
grave, severe, dangerous, grievous, serious
adj. causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm; "a dangerous operation"; "a grave situation"; "a grave illness"; "grievous bodily harm"; "a serious wound"; "a serious turn of events"; "a severe case of pneumonia"; "a life-threatening disease"
undue, extraordinary, unreasonable, excessive, inordinate
adj. beyond normal limits; "excessive charges"; "a book of inordinate length"; "his dress stops just short of undue elegance"; "unreasonable demands"
down, depressed
adj. lower than previously; "the market is depressed"; "prices are down"
steep, exorbitant, extortionate, outrageous, unconscionable, usurious
adj. greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation; "exorbitant rent"; "extortionate prices"; "spends an outrageous amount on entertainment"; "usurious interest rate"; "unconscionable spending"
expensive
adj. high in price or charging high prices; "expensive clothes"; "an expensive shop"
superior
adj. of high or superior quality or performance; "superior wisdom derived from experience"; "superior math students"
predominate, overriding, paramount, predominant, preponderant, preponderating
adj. having superior power and influence; "the predominant mood among policy-makers is optimism"
leading, greatest, preeminent
adj. greatest in importance or degree or significance or achievement; "our greatest statesmen"; "the country's leading poet"; "a preeminent archeologist"
supreme, superb
adj. highest in excellence or achievement; "supreme among musicians"; "a supreme endxxeavor"; "supreme courage"
hefty, muscular, powerful, brawny
adj. (of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful; "a hefty athlete"; "a muscular boxer"; "powerful arms"
mammoth, colossal, enormous, gigantic, huge, immense, tremendous
adj. extraordinarily large in size or amount or degree
big, large, magnanimous
adj. 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"
big, large, prominent
adj. 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"
big, large
adj. 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"
ample, copious, plenteous, plentiful, rich
adj. affording an abundant supply; "had ample food for the party"; "copious provisions"; "food is plentiful"; "a plenteous grape harvest"; "a rich supply"
charitable
adj. full of love and generosity; "charitable to the poor"; "a charitable trust"
plentiful, bountiful
adj. producing in abundance; "the bountiful earth"; "a plentiful year"; "fruitful soil"
extreme, Olympian, great, exceptional, prodigious, exceeding, surpassing
adj. far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree; "a night of exceeding darkness"; "an exceptional memory"; "olympian efforts to save the city from bankruptcy"; "the young Mozart's prodigious talents"
generous
adj. more than adequate; "a generous portion"
abundant
adj. present in great quantity; "an abundant supply of water"
exuberant, excessive, overweening, extravagant
adj. unrestrained, especially with regard to feelings; "extravagant praise"; "exuberant compliments"; "overweening ambition"; "overweening greed"
plush, lush, lavish, lucullan, plushy
adj. characterized by extravagance and profusion; "a lavish buffet"; "a lucullan feast"
galore, abounding
adj. existing in abundance; "abounding confidence"; "whiskey galore"
replete, full
adj. filled to satisfaction with food or drink; "a full stomach"
steep, exorbitant, extortionate, outrageous, unconscionable, usurious
adj. greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation; "exorbitant rent"; "extortionate prices"; "spends an outrageous amount on entertainment"; "usurious interest rate"; "unconscionable spending"
expensive
adj. high in price or charging high prices; "expensive clothes"; "an expensive shop"
overpriced
adj. too costly for the value; "overpriced items at resort shops"
incongruous, unreasonable, absurd
adj. inconsistent with reason or logic or common sense; "the absurd predicament of seeming to argue that virtue is highly desirable but intensely unpleasant"- Walter Lippman
hideous, horrid, outrageous
adj. grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror; "subjected to outrageous cruelty"; "a hideous pattern of injustice"; "horrific conditions in the mining industry"
blind, unreasonable, unreasoning
adj. not based on reason or evidence; "blind hatred"; "blind faith"; "unreasoning panic"
thin, sparse
adj. not dense; "a thin beard"; "trees were sparse"
scotch, sparing, economical, frugal, stinting
adj. avoiding waste; "an economical meal"; "an economical shopper"; "a frugal farmer"; "a frugal lunch"; "a sparing father and a spending son"; "sparing in their use of heat and light"; "stinting in bestowing gifts"; "thrifty because they remember the great Depression"; "`scotch' is used only informally"
moderate, temperate
adj. not extreme; "a moderate penalty"; "temperate in his response to criticism"
fair, fairish, reasonable
adj. not excessive or extreme; "a fairish income"; "reasonable prices"
outermost, outmost
adj. situated at the farthest possible point from a center
big, large, magnanimous
adj. 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"
copious, extensive
adj. large in number or quantity (especially of discourse); "she took copious notes"; "a subject of voluminous legislation"
bleached, faded, washed-out, washy
adj. having lost freshness or brilliance of color; "sun-bleached deck chairs"; "faded jeans"; "a very pale washed-out blue"; "washy colors"
pale, pastel, whitish, palish, light-colored, light-coloured
adj. delicate and pale in color; "pastel pink"
lush, exuberant, luxuriant, profuse, riotous, teeming, teeming with
adj. produced or growing in extreme abundance; "their riotous blooming"
plentiful
adj. existing in great number or quantity; "rhinoceroses were once plentiful here"
fertile, prolific
adj. bearing in abundance especially offspring; "flying foxes are extremely prolific"; "a prolific pear tree"
gilded, deluxe, luxurious, princely, opulent, sumptuous
adj. rich and superior in quality; "a princely sum"; "gilded dining rooms"
fat, rich, fertile, productive
adj. marked by great fruitfulness; "fertile farmland"; "a fat land"; "a productive vineyard"; "rich soil"
cocky
adj. overly self-confident or self-assertive; "a very cocky young man"
overblown, grandiloquent, pompous, pontifical, portentous
adj. puffed up with vanity; "a grandiloquent and boastful manner"; "overblown oratory"; "a pompous speech"; "pseudo-scientific gobbledygook and pontifical hooey"- Newsweek
Synonyms (299)
pass, work, airt, make one's way, work one's way
v. go across or through; "We passed the point where the police car had parked"; "A terrible thought went through his mind"
great, many
adj. a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by `as' or `too' or `so' or `that'; amounting to a large but indefinite number; "many temptations"; "the temptations are many"; "a good many"; "a great many"; "many directions"; "take as many apples as you like"; "too many clouds to see"; "never saw so many people"
much
adj. with mass nouns; "much traffic"
essential, crucial, all-important, all important, of the essence
adj. of the greatest importance; "the all-important subject of disarmament"; "crucial information"; "in chess cool nerves are of the essence"
alpha
adj. first in order of importance; "the alpha male in the group of chimpanzees"; "the alpha star in a constellation is the brightest or main star"
burning
adj. of immediate import; "burning issues of the day"
cardinal, central, key, fundamental, polar, primal
adj. serving as an essential component; "a cardinal rule"; "the central cause of the problem"; "an example that was fundamental to the argument"; "computers are fundamental to modern industrial structure"
primary, main, chief, principal
adj. most important element; "the chief aim of living"; "the main doors were of solid glass"; "the principal rivers of America"; "the principal example"; "policemen were primary targets"
eventful, consequential
adj. having important issues or results; "the year's only really consequential legislation"; "an eventful decision"
Copernican
adj. of radical or major importance; "a Copernican revolution in modern art"
great, distinguished, eminent
adj. (used of persons) standing above others in character or attainment or reputation; "our distinguished professor"; "an eminent scholar"; "a great statesman"
historic
adj. important in history; "the historic first voyage to outer space"
in-chief
adj. indicating the head of a staff; "editor-in-chief"
measurable
adj. of distinguished importance; "a measurable figure in literature"
serious, weighty
adj. of great consequence; "marriage is a serious matter"
strategic
adj. highly important to or an integral part of a strategy or plan of action especially in war; "a strategic chess move"; "strategic withdrawal"; "strategic bombing missions"
valuable
adj. having great material or monetary value especially for use or exchange; "another human being equally valuable in the sight of God"; "a valuable diamond"
blaring
adj. unpleasantly loud and penetrating; "the blaring noise of trumpets"; "shut our ears against the blasting music from his car radio"
booming, orotund, stentorian
adj. used of the voice
thunderous, thundery, deafening, earsplitting, roaring
adj. loud enough to cause (temporary) hearing loss
full, sounding
adj. having volume or depth; "sounding brass and a tinkling cymbal"; "the sounding cataract haunted me like a passion"- Wordsworth
rolling, grumbling, rumbling
adj. continuous full and low-pitched throbbing sound; "the rumbling rolling sound of thunder"
loud-mouthed
adj. given to loud offensive talk
loud-voiced
adj. having an unusually loud voice
ringing, plangent, resounding
adj. loud and resounding; "plangent bells"; "the plangent minority"
rotund, sonorous
adj. full and loud and deep; "heavy sounds"; "a herald chosen for his sonorous voice"
vocal
adj. full of the sound of voices; "a playground vocal with the shouts and laughter of children"
best
adj. (superlative of `good') having the most positive qualities; "the best film of the year"; "the best solution"; "the best time for planting"; "wore his best suit"
high
adj. (literal meaning) being at or having a relatively great or specific elevation or upward extension (sometimes used in combinations like `knee-high'); "a high mountain"; "high ceilings"; "high buildings"; "a high forehead"; "a high incline"; "a foot high"
tall
adj. great in vertical dimension; high in stature; "tall people"; "tall buildings"; "tall trees"; "tall ships"
aggravated, intensified
adj. made more severe or intense especially in law; "aggravated assault"
blood-and-guts
adj. marked by great zeal or violence; "real blood-and-guts fiction"; "blood-and-guts football"
concentrated
adj. intensely focused; "her concentrated passion held them at bay"
consuming, overwhelming
adj. very intense; "politics is his consuming passion"; "overwhelming joy"
crash
adj. highly concentrated or intense: "a crash course"
exquisite
adj. intense or sharp; "suffered exquisite pain"; "felt exquisite pleasure"
extreme, deep, severe, horrible, terrible, profound, such
adj. intense or extreme in degree or quality: "intense anxiety,"; "extreme cold"; "deep trouble"; "horrible weather"; "profound regret"; "severe pain"; "such grief"; "a terrible cough"
violent, vehement, fierce
adj. marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions; inclined to react violently; fervid; "fierce loyalty"; "in a tearing rage"; "vehement dislike"; "violent passions"
high, heavy, big, violent
adj. marked by intense physical force: "a big wind"; "a violent squall"; "heavy seas"; "high winds"
raging, hot
adj. very severe; "a raging thirst"; "a raging toothache"
concentrated, intensive
adj. characterized by a high degree or intensity; often used as a combining form; "the questioning was intensive"; "intensive care"; "research-intensive"; "a labor-intensive industry"
intensive
adj. characterized by a high degree or intensity; often used as a combining form; "the questioning was intensive"; "intensive care"; "research-intensive"; "a labor-intensive industry"
main
adj. of force; of the greatest possible intensity; "by main strength"
pronounced, strong
adj. not faint or feeble; "a strong odor of burning rubber"
thick
adj. (of darkness) very intense; "thick night"; "thick darkness"; "a face in deep shadow"; "deep night"
thickening
adj. becoming more intricate or complex; "a thickening plot"
unabated
adj. continuing at full strength or intensity; "the winds are unabated"; "the popularity of his books among young people continued unabated"
utmost, uttermost
adj. of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity; "extreme cold"; "extreme caution"; "extreme pleasure"; "utmost contempt"; "to the utmost degree"; "in the uttermost distress"
arrogant, chesty, self-important
adj. having or showing feelings of unwarranted importance out of overbearing pride; "an arrogant official"; "arrogant claims"; "chesty as a peacock"
snotty, snot-nosed, bigheaded, snooty, stuck-up, uppish, too big for one's breeches
adj. (used colloquially) overly conceited or arrogant; "a snotty little scion of a degenerate family"-Laurent Le Sage; "they're snobs--stuck-up and uppity and persnickety"
bragging, crowing, braggart, big, boastful, braggy, cock-a-hoop, self-aggrandizing, vainglorious
adj. exhibiting self-importance; "big talk"
dignified, self-respecting, self-respectful
adj. having or showing self-esteem
swaggering, prideful, supercilious, lordly, disdainful, haughty, sniffy
adj. having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy; "some economists are disdainful of their colleagues in other social disciplines"; "haughty aristocrats"; "his lordly manners were offensive"; "walked with a prideful swagger"; "very sniffy about breaches of etiquette"; "his mother eyed my clothes with a supercilious air"; "a more swaggering mood than usual"- W.L.Shirer
vain, conceited, egotistic, egotistical, self-conceited, swollen-headed
adj. characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance; "a conceited fool"; "an attitude of self-conceited arrogance"; "an egotistical disregard of others"; "so swollen by victory that he was unfit for normal duty"; "growing ever more swollen-headed and arbitrary"; "vain about her clothes"
glorious, illustrious, honored, respected, honoured
adj. having or worthy of pride; "redoubtable scholar of the Renaissance"; "born of a redoubtable family"
gratifying
adj. occasioning pride; "a gratifying (or proud) achievement"
house-proud
adj. proud of your house or its furnishings or upkeep
overproud
adj. excessively proud
pleased, proud of
adj. feeling pleasurable satisfaction over something by which you measures your self-worth; "proud of their child"
purse-proud
adj. proud or arrogant because of your wealth (especially in the absence of other distinction)
shabby-genteel
adj. trying to maintain dignity and self respect despite shabbiness
epochal, epoch-making
adj. highly significant or important especially bringing about or marking the beginning of a new development or era; "epochal decisions made by Roosevelt and Churchill"; "an epoch-making discovery"
earth-shaking, world-shaking, world-shattering, world shattering
adj. sufficiently significant to affect the whole world; "earthshaking proposals"; "the contest was no world-shaking affair"; "the conversation...could hardly be called world-shattering"
evidential, evidentiary
adj. serving as or based on evidence; "evidential signs of a forced entry"; "its evidentiary value"
large
adj. fairly large or important in effect; influential; "played a large role in the negotiations"
monumental
adj. of outstanding significance; "Einstein's monumental contributions to physics"
remarkable, noteworthy
adj. worthy of notice; "a noteworthy fact is that her students rarely complain"; "a remarkable achievement"
prodigious, portentous
adj. of momentous or ominous significance; "such a portentous...monster raised all my curiosity"- Herman Melville; "a prodigious vision"
peak, highest
adj. "maximal temperature"; "maximum speed"; "working at peak efficiency"
outside, largest
adj. "a maximal amount"; "an outside estimate"
attention-getting, eye-catching
adj. seizing the attention; "eye-catching posters"
bold
adj. clear and distinct; "bold handwriting"; "a figure carved in bold relief"; "a bold design"
exhibitionist, exhibitionistic
adj. compulsively attracting attention to yourself especially by public exposure or exaggerated behavior
featured
adj. made a feature or highlight; given prominence; "a featured actor"; "a featured item at the sale"
in evidence
adj. clearly to be seen; "they were much in evidence during the fighting"; "she made certain that her engagement ring was in evidence"
marked
adj. singled out for notice or especially for a dire fate; "a marked man"
striking, salient, prominent, outstanding
adj. having a quality that thrusts itself into attention; "an outstanding fact of our time is that nations poisoned by anti semitism proved less fortunate in regard to their own freedom"; "a new theory is the most prominent feature of the book"; "salient traits"; "a spectacular rise in prices"; "a striking thing about Picadilly Circus is the statue of Eros in the center"; "a striking resemblance between parent and child"
visible
adj. obvious to the eye; "a visible change of expression"
kind
adj. having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior; "kind to sick patients"; "a kind master"; "kind words showing understanding and sympathy"; "thanked her for her kind letter"
ungrudging
adj. without envy or reluctance; "ungrudging admiration"
aggravated, intensified
adj. made more severe or intense especially in law; "aggravated assault"
bad, big
adj. very intense; "a bad headache"; "in a big rage"; "had a big (or bad) shock"; "a bad earthquake"; "a bad storm"
blood-and-guts
adj. marked by great zeal or violence; "real blood-and-guts fiction"; "blood-and-guts football"
concentrated
adj. intensely focused; "her concentrated passion held them at bay"
consuming, overwhelming
adj. very intense; "politics is his consuming passion"; "overwhelming joy"
crash
adj. highly concentrated or intense: "a crash course"
exquisite
adj. intense or sharp; "suffered exquisite pain"; "felt exquisite pleasure"
extreme, deep, severe, horrible, terrible, profound, such
adj. intense or extreme in degree or quality: "intense anxiety,"; "extreme cold"; "deep trouble"; "horrible weather"; "profound regret"; "severe pain"; "such grief"; "a terrible cough"
violent, vehement, fierce
adj. marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions; inclined to react violently; fervid; "fierce loyalty"; "in a tearing rage"; "vehement dislike"; "violent passions"
raging, hot
adj. very severe; "a raging thirst"; "a raging toothache"
concentrated, intensive
adj. characterized by a high degree or intensity; often used as a combining form; "the questioning was intensive"; "intensive care"; "research-intensive"; "a labor-intensive industry"
intensive
adj. characterized by a high degree or intensity; often used as a combining form; "the questioning was intensive"; "intensive care"; "research-intensive"; "a labor-intensive industry"
main
adj. of force; of the greatest possible intensity; "by main strength"
pronounced, strong
adj. not faint or feeble; "a strong odor of burning rubber"
thick
adj. (of darkness) very intense; "thick night"; "thick darkness"; "a face in deep shadow"; "deep night"
thickening
adj. becoming more intricate or complex; "a thickening plot"
unabated
adj. continuing at full strength or intensity; "the winds are unabated"; "the popularity of his books among young people continued unabated"
utmost, uttermost
adj. of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity; "extreme cold"; "extreme caution"; "extreme pleasure"; "utmost contempt"; "to the utmost degree"; "in the uttermost distress"
inner
adj. exclusive to a center; especially a center of influence; "inner regions of the organization"; "inner circles of government"
potent, powerful
adj. having great influence
champion, prizewinning, prize-winning
adj. holding first place in a contest; "a champion show dog"; "a prizewinning wine"
finest, high-grade, top-quality, top-grade
adj. surpassing in quality; "top-grade ore"
good, Sunday, go-to-meeting, Sunday-go-to-meeting
adj. used of clothing; "my good clothes"; "her Sunday-go-to-meeting clothes"
greatest
adj. highest in quality
most advantageous, most desirable
adj. of greatest advantage or suitability
optimum, optimal
adj. most desirable possible under a restriction expressed or implied; "an optimum return on capital"; "optimal concentration of a drug"
record
adj. best of its kind on record: "in record time"
record-breaking
adj. surpassing any previously established record; "a record-breaking high jump"; "record-breaking crowds"
second-best
adj. next to the best; "his second-best bed"
superfine
adj. (used especially of merchandise) very fine in quality; "made of superfine Flemish cloth"
unexcelled, unexceeded, unsurpassed
adj. not capable of being improved on
flowering, abloom, efflorescent
adj. bursting into flower; "flowering spring trees"
fruiting
adj. capable of bearing fruit
full-blown, matured
adj. fully ripe; at the height of bloom; "a full-blown rose"
headed
adj. of leafy vegetables; having formed into a head; "headed cabbages"
marriageable, nubile
adj. of girls or women who are eligible to marry
middle-aged
adj. being roughly between 45 and 65 years old
overblown
adj. past the stage of full bloom; "overblown roses"
in trouble
adj. (informal) pregnant out of wedlock
benevolent, free-hearted
adj. generous in providing aid to others
lavish, unsparing, munificent, overgenerous, unstinted, unstinting, too generous
adj. very generous; "distributed gifts with a lavish hand"; "the critics were lavish in their praise"; "a munificent gift"; "his father gave him a half-dollar and his mother a quarter and he thought them munificent"; "prodigal praise"; "unsparing generosity"; "his unstinted devotion"; "called for unstinting aid to Britain"
unselfish
adj. not greedy
arrogant, chesty, self-important
adj. having or showing feelings of unwarranted importance out of overbearing pride; "an arrogant official"; "arrogant claims"; "chesty as a peacock"
big, swelled
adj. feeling self-importance; "too big for his britches"; "had a swelled head"; "he was swelled with pride"
snotty, snot-nosed, bigheaded, snooty, stuck-up, uppish, too big for one's breeches
adj. (used colloquially) overly conceited or arrogant; "a snotty little scion of a degenerate family"-Laurent Le Sage; "they're snobs--stuck-up and uppity and persnickety"
dignified, self-respecting, self-respectful
adj. having or showing self-esteem
swaggering, prideful, supercilious, lordly, disdainful, haughty, sniffy
adj. having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy; "some economists are disdainful of their colleagues in other social disciplines"; "haughty aristocrats"; "his lordly manners were offensive"; "walked with a prideful swagger"; "very sniffy about breaches of etiquette"; "his mother eyed my clothes with a supercilious air"; "a more swaggering mood than usual"- W.L.Shirer
vain, conceited, egotistic, egotistical, self-conceited, swollen-headed
adj. characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance; "a conceited fool"; "an attitude of self-conceited arrogance"; "an egotistical disregard of others"; "so swollen by victory that he was unfit for normal duty"; "growing ever more swollen-headed and arbitrary"; "vain about her clothes"
glorious, illustrious, honored, respected, honoured
adj. having or worthy of pride; "redoubtable scholar of the Renaissance"; "born of a redoubtable family"
gratifying
adj. occasioning pride; "a gratifying (or proud) achievement"
house-proud
adj. proud of your house or its furnishings or upkeep
overproud
adj. excessively proud
pleased, proud of
adj. feeling pleasurable satisfaction over something by which you measures your self-worth; "proud of their child"
purse-proud
adj. proud or arrogant because of your wealth (especially in the absence of other distinction)
shabby-genteel
adj. trying to maintain dignity and self respect despite shabbiness
Antonyms (21)
bottom, bottom of the inning
n. the second half of an inning; while the home team is at bat
light
adj. not great in degree or quantity or number; "a light sentence"; "a light accent"; "casualties were light"; "light snow was falling"; "light misty rain"; "light smoke from the chimney"
bottom
adj. situated at the bottom or lowest position; "the bottom drawer"
lateral, side
adj. located on a side; "side fences"; "the side porch"
puny, runty, shrimpy
adj. (used especially of persons) of inferior size
short
adj. low in stature; not tall; "he was short and stocky"; "short in stature"; "a short smokestack"
mild
adj. moderate in type or degree or effect or force; far from extreme; "a mild winter storm"; "a mild fever"; "fortunately the pain was mild"; "a mild rebuke"; "mild criticism"
insignificant, unimportant
adj. not important or noteworthy
little, younger
adj. (quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with `a') at least some; "little rain fell in May"; "gave it little thought"; "little hope remained"; "little time is left"; "we still have little money"; "a little hope remained"
mild
adj. moderate in type or degree or effect or force; far from extreme; "a mild winter storm"; "a mild fever"; "fortunately the pain was mild"; "a mild rebuke"; "mild criticism"
immature
adj. not yet mature
ungenerous, stingy
adj. unwilling to spend; "she practices economy without being stingy"; "an ungenerous response to the appeal for funds"
small, on a small scale
adv. on a small scale; "think small"
big top
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