Big
Main thing
Big and main thing are semantically related in principal topic. Sometimes you can use "Big" instead a noun phrase "Main thing", if it concerns topics such as key.
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
- It's hard to find anyone who doesn't know the big twist of Metal Gear (the fact that Big Boss is actually the game's Big Bad) to the point of it becoming It Was His Sled, and even All There Is to Know About "The Crying Game", since its the main thing the game is remembered for.
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Main thing and Big. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/big/main_thing
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