Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun big_deal

2 senses of big deal

Sense 1
big shot, big gun, big wheel, big cheese, big deal, big enchilada, big fish, head honcho -- (an important influential person; "he thinks he's a big shot"; "she's a big deal in local politics"; "the Qaeda commander is a very big fish")
       => important person, influential person, personage -- (a person whose actions and opinions strongly influence the course of events)

Sense 2
big deal -- (anything of great importance or consequence)
       => importance -- (the quality of being important and worthy of note; "the importance of a well-balanced diet")

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