Big and Secondary

Big

Big adjective - Coming before all others in importance.
Usage example: the big story that year was the assassination of the president

Secondary is an antonym for big.

Nearby Word: bigness

Secondary

Secondary adjective - Taken or created from something original or basic.

Big is an antonym for secondary in subordinate topic.

Nearby Words: second, secondarily

Both words in one sentence

  • Anime / Mega Man NT Warrior Big Damn Heroes: Every main character and most of the secondary cast gets a couple of these.
  • Video Game / The Witcher Three are for "big" weapons (mainly Silver and Steel swords), and one or two "small" slots for a secondary side weapon.
  • Video Game / X-COM The Heavies in Enemy Unkmown favor big, bulky machine guns and their Energy Weapon equivalents as their primary weapons (in case you're wondering, their secondary is a rocket launcher).
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