Synonyms
- big
- big boy
- big cheese
- big gun
- big leaguer
- big shot
- big wheel
- big-timer
- bigfoot
- biggie
- fat cat
- heavy
- heavy hitter
- heavyweight
- high-muck-a-muck
- high-muckety-muck
- honcho
- kahuna
- kingfish
- kingpin
- major leaguer
- muckety-muck
- muck-a-muck
- mucky-muck
- nabob
- nawab
- nibs
- nob [chiefly British]
- pooh-bah
- poo-bah
- wheel
Examples of bigwig in a Sentence
a bigwig in local politics
interviewed by several bigwigs on the hospital's staff
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Helly shocked bigwigs at a Lumon soirée with a sermon against severance.
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Judy Berman, TIME, 17 Jan. 2025
Pan might be doing exactly that if not for Xi and the Communist Party bigwigs looking over his shoulder.
—William Pesek, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
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—Erin Mansfield, USA TODAY, 20 Jan. 2025
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Judy Berman, TIME, 17 Jan. 2025
Pan might be doing exactly that if not for Xi and the Communist Party bigwigs looking over his shoulder.
—William Pesek, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
Related Articles Silicon Valley bigwigs bask in Trump limelight in major reversal at inauguration
OpenAI whistleblower’s death fuels ‘conspiracy theory’ boosted by Elon Musk, Tucker Carlson, Bay Area congressman
Goldberg: Can the Democrats be the party of the future again?
—Christopher Thornberg, The Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2025
Here is a partial list of the bigwigs who attended Donald Trump’s second inauguration, based on observation of who appeared during the ceremony, seating placards that were placed in the Rotunda, and media reports.
—Erin Mansfield, USA TODAY, 20 Jan. 2025
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“Bigwig.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bigwig. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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