Big and Mild

Big

Big adjective - Having an abundance of some characteristic quality (as flavor).
Usage example: inexperienced wine drinkers should not start with such a big wine

Mild is an antonym for big.

Nearby Word: bigness

Mild

Mild adjective - Moderate in type or degree or effect or force; far from extreme.
Usage example: mild criticism

Big is an antonym for mild.

Nearby Words: mildness, mildly

Both words in one sentence

  • Literature / Net Force Never Live It Down: In-universe - In an early book, Jay decides to do some mild field work on his own instead of calling the proper agency, figuring it didn't sound like a big deal.
  • Video Game / Sacrifice Covers Always Lie: A mild example, but still: See the big, creepy red-eyes thing on the cover?
  • Film / Alice in Wonderland (2010) Getting Crap Past the Radar: "I shall futterwacken... vigorously." A mild example, various characters referring to Red Queen as "Bloody big head." The Knave of Hearts is implied to be a macrophile.
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