Synonyms of big league

big league

noun

as in big(s)

often big leagues plural the highest level of a field of endeavor

Broadway is the big leagues, and for big bucks theatergoers expect professionalism

Synonyms & Similar Words

• big(s)
• major league
• big time
• old guard
• establishment

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of big league

Sonny Gray will have to save Boston's season on the mound where his big league career derailed. — ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026

Based on Douglass Wallop’s novel The Year the Yankees Lost the Pennant, Damn Yankees puts a big league spin on the classic Faustian bargain, following a diehard baseball fan who makes a deal with the Devil to help his beloved team return to glory. — Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2026

Alcantara became the first big league-pitcher to throw 100-plus pitches in a regular-season game and then earn a save in a nine-inning game within the next two days since Randy Johnson on August 14 and 16 in 1993. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2026

With a Budweiser in his hand and protective goggles resting on his forehead, Fulmer soaked in not only the booze, but the first big league postseason party of his nine-year career. — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 15 Sep. 2026