Big
Big adjective - Of a size greater than average of its kind.
Usage example: bought a big apple to quench his raging appetite
Microscopic is an antonym for big.
Nearby Word: bigness
Microscopic
Microscopic adjective - Very small in size.
Usage example: even a microscopic speck of dust in the eye will cause pain
Both words in one sentence
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Most of the wormholes used in Orion's Arm are actually comm-gauge wormholes - microscopic wormholes used to send data but not big enough to send anything material through.
Source: Faster-Than-Light Travel -
Depth perception isn't a problem because their one big eye can rapidly shift focus and they can see on the microscopic scale as well.
Source: Cyclops - Suspiciously Specific Denial: In Grave Matter, the Doctor is trapped in a Big Scary House with a character who is slowly being taken over by microscopic aliens.
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