big picture

noun

variants or less commonly Big Picture

: the entire perspective on a situation or issue

—used with the

Examples of big picture in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

So, in the big picture, having collaborative, multiple and independent ways to observe atmospheric entries is of benefit to planetary defense thinkers. — Leonard David, Space.com, 1 Nov. 2026

While this method is good at the big picture (channel-level, often quarterly), the other method, called incrementality testing, will tell advertisers whether one specific tactic inside this or that channel is actually driving results. — Ivan Guzenko, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026

Now, the Longhorns are just one loss away from virtually being eliminated from College Football Playoff contention, but the big picture of it all is that head coach Steve Sarkisian has simply not pushed Manning to take a step in the right direction. — Mark Harris Outkick, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2026

As tasks like writing code, identifying bugs, or writing emails get automated away by AI, employees at Anthropic have now found that the big picture tasks are increasingly what count. — Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1904, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for big picture

• stricture