Big and Too large

Big

Big adjective - Above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent.
Usage example: big businesses

Too large and big are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Too large" instead an adjective "Big".

Nearby Word: bigness

Too large

Too large adjective - Excessively large.
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Synonyms for Too large

Big and too large are semantically related. You can use "Big" instead an adjective phrase "Too large".

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  • Big Eater: The various animals in the "overenthusiastic swallowing" series, which covers instances where animals swallow things too large for them.
  • Fuuma Shuriken Miho's manji shuriken in Sin City isn't as big as the ones detailed here but it's certainly too large to be realistically practical.
  • You Must Be This Tall to Ride He then has a dream that he grew to five times his previous size, only to find he's now too big to fit on the roller coaster and too large to play with the bunnies safely.
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