| Main Entry: | artillery |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | weaponry or military unit |
Synonyms: |
arms, battery, bazooka, big guns, cannon, cannonry, force, gunnery, heavy stuff, munitions, ordnance, rainmakers, stovepipe, weapons |
| Main Entry: | big deal |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | something or someone important |
Synonyms: |
VIP, big cheese, big enchilada, big fish, big gun, big shot, big wheel, biggie, bigwig, boss, boss man, head honcho, hotshot, important person, top dog, tycoon, very important person |
| Main Entry: | big shot |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | very important person |
Synonyms: |
VIP, big cat, big cheese, big cheese, big fish, big gun, big gun, big man on campus, big wheel, big wheel, bigwig, bigwig, celebrity, dignitary, fat cat, head honcho, heavy-hitter, heavy-hitter, heavyweight, high man on the totem pole, high-muck-a-muck, important person, influential person, mogul, nabob, notable, personage, somebody |
| Main Entry: | boss |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | manager over other employees |
Synonyms: |
administrator, big cheese, big gun, big person, chief, chieftain, controller, director, dominator, employer, exec, executive, foreperson, head, head honcho, helmer, honcho, leader, overseer, owner, person in charge, superintendent, supervisor, taskperson, top dog, wheel |
Antonyms: |
employee, worker |
| Main Entry: | celebrity |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | dignitary |
Synonyms: |
VIP, ace, big cheese, big deal, big gun, big name, big shot, big stuff, bigwig, celeb, cynosure, famous person, figure, heavyweight, hero, hotshot, immortal, lion*, luminary, magnate, mahatma, major leaguer, name, notable, personage, personality, somebody, someone, star, superstar, the cheese, worthy |
Antonyms: |
nobody |
| Main Entry: | chief |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person in charge |
Synonyms: |
big cheese, big gun, big wheel, bigwig, boss, captain, chieftain, commander, dictator, director, foreperson, general, governor, head, head honcho, head person, honcho, key player, leader, manager, monarch, overlord, overseer, president, principal, proprietor, ringleader, ruler, sovereign, superintendent, supervisor, suzerain, top brass, top cat |
Antonyms: |
apprentice, employee, servant, subordinate, underling, worker |
| Main Entry: | dignitary |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | high ranking person |
Synonyms: |
VIP, big gun, big kahuna, bigshot, bigwig, celebrity, luminary, official, person of influence, star, top cat |
| Main Entry: | eminent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | very important; famous |
Synonyms: |
VIP, august, big-gun, big-league, big-name, big-time, celeb, celebrated, celebrious, conspicuous, distinguished, dominant, elevated, esteemed, exalted, famed, grand, great, high, high-ranking, illustrious, leonine, lionlike, lofty, name, noble, notable, noted, noteworthy, of note, outstanding, page-oner, paramount, preeminent, prestigious, prominent, redoubted, renowned, star, superior, superstar, well-known |
| Notes: | if you mean 'famous' or 'superior,' you want eminent; if you mean 'impending, about to happen' that is imminent; and if you mean 'present, inherent,' your word is immanent |
Antonyms: |
disrespected, inferior, undistinguished, unimportant, unnotable |
| Main Entry: | influential |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | effective, powerful |
Synonyms: |
affecting, authoritative, big-gun, big-wheel, controlling, dominant, efficacious, famous, forcible, governing, guiding, hot-dog, important, impressive, inspiring, instrumental, leading, major-league, meaningful, momentous, moving, name, persuasive, potent, prominent, significant, strong, substantial, telling, touching, weighty |
Antonyms: |
ineffective, ineffectual, unimportant, uninfluential, unmoving, weak |
| Main Entry: | ordnance |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | artillery |
Synonyms: |
arms, big guns, bombs, heavy stuff, missiles, munitions, weapons |