big league

noun

A major league.

“He made a real big league play.”

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Meanings

nounbig league (plural big leagues)

plural big leagues

  1. A major league.
adjectivebig league (comparative more big league, superlative most big league)

comparative more big league · superlative most big league

  1. Major league (pertaining to the highest level of professional sports).

    He made a real big league play.

  2. Major league (significant, important).
adverbbig league (not comparable)
  1. not comparableslangTo a significant degree; on a large scale.

    Think of it. Iran is taking over Iraq, and they’re taking it over big league.

    2015 June 16, Donald Trump, “Transcript: Donald Trump announces his presidential candidacy”, in CBS News

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe most important league in any sport (especially baseball)

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major leaguemajors
Broader
leagueconference
Also see
big showbig timemajor league

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Cite this entry
APA

big league. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/big%20league

MLA

“big league.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/big%20league. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “big league,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/big%20league.

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