BIGFEET Synonyms: 59 Similar and Opposite Words

bigfeet

noun

variants or bigfoots

plural of bigfoot

as in bigs

one of high position or importance within a group a bigfoot in the field of genetics

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Noun

As for other options to add rim-protecting bigs, Hassan Whiteside is available for a Heat reunion.

— Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 4 Aug. 2026
That gives Okot more opportunities to develop alongside the second unit with Naz Hillmon while learning to play alongside both veteran bigs.

— Micahya Costen, AJC.com, 28 July 2026

Definition of bigs

Noun

Last month, technology heavyweights such as Microsoft, Palantir and Nvidia signed a letter urging policymakers to avoid restricting open-weight models and suppressing competition.

— Samantha Subin, CNBC, 3 Aug. 2026
The upbeat results lifted global tech stocks, including major gains for Asian heavyweights.

— Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 31 July 2026

Definition of heavyweights

Noun

The heat has claimed the lives of lions elsewhere in Asia this year too.

— Yumi Asada, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026
Kenya is home to the Big Five (lions, elephants, leopards, rhinos and buffalo), and its Maasai Mara National Reserve hosts the annual Great Migration when millions of wildebeest, zebras and gazelles cross the ecosystem.

— Ashley Lynch July 31, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026

Definition of lions

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In any year, in any culture, there are no antagonists (save for Nazis) better suited as action cinema heavies; rooting against child trafficking lowlifes is moral, easy, and best of all, a completely guiltless pleasure.

— Andy Crump, IndieWire, 15 June 2026
However, on season 2 of Twin Peaks, the actress played Miss Jones, the right-hand woman for one of the series' heavies, Thomas Eckhardt (the late David Warner).

— Drew Mackie, PEOPLE, 11 Apr. 2026

Definition of heavies

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That includes carbon-ceramic brakes, standard Magnetic Ride Control suspension, and even optional carbon fiber wheels, all wrapped by the widebody shape that gives the Grand Sport and Grand Sport X a more aggressive look than the base Stingray.

— Tim Stevens, ArsTechnica, 4 Aug. 2026
Automobile horns echoed here and there in the distance, and as the government railway train departed the station under the bridge, a string of small lights heralded the far-off clacking of its wheels.

— Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of wheels

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The ushabtis were believed to accompany the kings to the afterlife in order to perform manual and agricultural labor on their behalf.

— Noraldin Jadat, Christian Science Monitor, 27 July 2026
He is loved as kings are loved, for their power and for their benevolence, and also for their distance.

— Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 24 July 2026

Definition of kings

Noun

After England have raised a glass comes a three-match one-day international series this week when India will welcome back big guns including captain Shubman Gill and legends Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli.

— Paul Newman, New York Times, 12 July 2026
The Minnesota Wild’s big guns showed up in a big way Saturday night, and the Avs looked wobbly for the first time in this tournament in a 5-1 loss in Game 3 at Grand Casino Arena.

— Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 10 May 2026

Definition of big guns

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