Synonyms of big gun

big gun

noun

as in heavyweight

one of high position or importance within a group

for a high-profile case like this, the law firm uses only its big guns

Synonyms & Similar Words

• heavyweight
• heavy
• big
• big wheel
• big boy
• big leaguer
• major leaguer
• heavy hitter
• big cheese
• lion
• fat cat
• magnate
• big shot
• big-timer
• queen
• king
• tycoon
• biggie
• bigfoot
• wheel
• prince
• kingfish
• nabob
• nibs
• bigwig
• kahuna
• nob
• baron
• nawab
• kingpin
• princess
• honcho
• pooh-bah
• czar
• high-muck-a-muck
• muckety-muck
• VIP
• mogul

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• nobody
• nothing
• lightweight
• zero
• subordinate
• nonentity
• twerp
• whippersnapper
• zilch
• inferior
• underling
• obscurity
• mediocrity

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of big gun

Related Stories Chile, as the guest country of honor, will be sending its big guns with Pablo Larrain, Sebastián Lelio and Maite Alberdi leading a contingent. — Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 17 Apr. 2026

Anthopoulos wants a big gun Obviously, the Braves are shopping to augment their starting rotation. — Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 18 Feb. 2026

The comedy big guns come out to pay their respects to the groundbreaking genius whose comedy is still radical — Ben Stiller, Jerry Seinfeld, Adam Sandler, Dave Chappelle, Conan O’Brien, Jimmy Kimmel and Sarah Silverman are just a few. — Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 8 Jan. 2026

There also aren't too many catchers who can put up above-average offensive stats these days, so adding Jeffers into the deal means the Yankees should be prepared to part ways with at least one of their big guns in the pitching pipeline, namely Carlos Lagrange or Elmer Rodríguez. — Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2025