being big

ADJECTIVE

compassionate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

benevolent charitable humane merciful sympathetic warm warmhearted

STRONG

forbearing pitying sparing tender understanding

WEAK

all heart bleeding-heart commiserative going easy on humanitarian indulgent kindhearted kindly lenient living with old softie piteous responsive soft-shell softhearted tenderhearted

Antonyms

STRONGEST

cold cool cruel inhumane malevolent mean merciless uncaring unfeeling unfriendly unkind unsympathetic

STRONG

intolerant

WEAK

hard harsh hateful indifferent tyrannous

ADJECTIVE

forbearing

Synonyms

STRONG

forgiving gentle moderate

WEAK

charitable clement considerate easy going easy on going easy with humane humanitarian indulgent lenient living with long-suffering longanimous merciful mild patient soft-shell thoughtful

Antonyms

STRONG

violent wild

WEAK

impatient intolerant merciless strict uncontrolled

ADJECTIVE

lenient

Synonyms

STRONGEST

benign compassionate compliant forgiving indulgent sympathetic tolerant

WEAK

allowing amiable assuaging assuasive benignant charitable clement complaisant condoning easy easygoing emollient excusing favoring forbearing gentle going easy on good-natured humoring kind kindly letting live with loving merciful mild mollycoddling obliging pampering pardoning permitting soft soft-shell softhearted sparing spoiling tender yielding

Antonyms

STRONGEST

hateful merciless

WEAK

hard intolerant limiting restrictive rigorous severe

Example Sentences

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That means merely being big is no longer nearly enough.

From The Wall Street Journal • Aug. 19, 2025

Initially he put it down to the shoes being big and clumpy but afterwards he rested up and tried to go for a run.

From BBC • Jul. 15, 2023

I think it's a difference between being big and swollen.

From Salon • Jan. 31, 2023

“I think for being a center of trade, for being a place that attracts business, being big can be helpful.”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 2, 2022

But he added that he always regretted not being big enough to play football there.

From "Tangerine" by Edward Bloor

being big

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