bigwig
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Synonyms
big, big boy, big cheese, big gun, big leaguer, big shot, big wheel, big-timer, bigfoot, biggie, fat cat, heavy, heavy hitter, heavyweight, high-muck-a-muck (or high-muckety-muck), honcho, kahuna, kingfish, kingpin, major leaguer, muckety-muck (also muck-a-muck), nabob, nawab, nibs, nob [chiefly British], pooh-bah (also poo-bah), wheel
Antonyms
lightweight, nobody, nonentity, nothing, shrimp, twerp, whippersnapper, zero, zilch
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Pike is the son of an NCA bigwig (Clarke Peters), raised in a stable middle-class background and following suit with a wife (Lashana Lynch's Arjana) and kids. — Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, "'Bulletproof': TV Review," 6 Aug. 2019 The artist recently sold out a bigwig-heavy gig at the Roxy on the Sunset Strip. — Los Angeles Times, "Meet the teenage old souls making dreamy Latinx pop, from their bedroom to yours," 14 Aug. 2019 Just follow the money of investors like D.C. sports bigwigs Ted Leonsis and Mark Ein. — Petula Dvorak, Washington Post, "Coming to a high school near you: The brave new world of esports," 22 July 2019 Egyptian rules have been adopted by croquet’s bigwigs. — The Economist, "How Egypt conquered croquet," 25 July 2019 Marc Andreessen, the influential venture capitalist, reportedly swore by it, as did tech bigwigs like Patrick and John Collison, the founders of Stripe. — Kevin Roose, New York Times, "Would You Pay $30 a Month to Check Your Email?," 27 June 2019 Instead, the conference in Bahrain features a set of glitzy plenary speeches and panels, including various business leaders and bigwigs such as International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde and former British prime minister Tony Blair. — Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, "Forget peace. Trump and Israel want Palestinian surrender.," 26 June 2019 That question is the subject of a report published today by the Global Commission on Drug Policy, an independent group of 26 former presidents and other bigwigs. — The Economist, "What is the most dangerous drug?," 25 June 2019 Salvation seemingly comes in the form of Marcus Slade, an Elon Musk-like inventor and massively wealthy tech industry bigwig who promises her virtually unlimited funding to help her quest. — Clark Collis, EW.com, "Looking for a mind-bending summer read? Try Recursion," 25 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'bigwig.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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