Big cheese
Big cheese noun - One of high position or importance within a group.
Main contender and big cheese are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Main contender" instead a noun phrase "Big cheese".
Main contender
Big cheese and main contender are semantically related. You can use "Big cheese" instead a noun phrase "Main contender".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- hero and big cheese
- hero and main contender
- master and big cheese
- master and main contender
- top dog and big cheese
- top dog and main contender
- leader and big cheese
- leader and main contender
- boss and big cheese
- boss and main contender
- tycoon and big cheese
- tycoon and main contender
- hotshot and big cheese
- hotshot and main contender
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Main contender and Big cheese. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 29, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/big_cheese/main_contender
Big cheese & Main contender. N.p., 2016. Web. 29 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/big_cheese/main_contender>.
Main contender or Big cheese. 2016. Accessed July 29, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/big_cheese/main_contender.
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