All big idea synonyms
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B b noun big idea
- cause β a person or thing that acts, happens, or exists in such a way that some specific thing happens as a result; the producer of an effect: You have been the cause of much anxiety. What was the cause of the accident?
- crusade β A crusade is a long and determined attempt to achieve something for a cause that you feel strongly about.
- byplay β action, gestures, etc. going on aside from the main action or conversation, as in a play
- affair β If an event or a series of events has been mentioned and you want to talk about it again, you can refer to it as the affair.
- stake β something that is wagered in a game, race, or contest.
- campaign β A campaign is a planned set of activities that people carry out over a period of time in order to achieve something such as social or political change.
- flier β something that flies, as a bird or insect.
- house β a building in which people live; residence for human beings.
- move β to pass from one place or position to another.
- deed β A deed is something that is done, especially something that is very good or very bad.
- concern β Concern is worry about a situation.
- scheme β a plan, design, or program of action to be followed; project.
- plunge β to cast or thrust forcibly or suddenly into something, as a liquid, a penetrable substance, a place, etc.; immerse; submerge: to plunge a dagger into one's heart.
- risk β exposure to the chance of injury or loss; a hazard or dangerous chance: It's not worth the risk.
- hazard β an unavoidable danger or risk, even though often foreseeable: The job was full of hazards.
- outfit β an assemblage of articles that equip a person for a particular task, role, trade, etc.: an explorer's outfit.
- purpose β the reason for which something exists or is done, made, used, etc.
- baby β A baby is a very young child, especially one that cannot yet walk or talk.
- effort β exertion of physical or mental power: It will take great effort to achieve victory.
- task β a definite piece of work assigned to, falling to, or expected of a person; duty.
- attempt β If you make an attempt to do something, you try to do it, often without success.
- work β Henry Clay, 1832β84, U.S. songwriter.
- try β to attempt to do or accomplish: Try it before you say it's simple.
- speculation β the contemplation or consideration of some subject: to engage in speculation on humanity's ultimate destiny.
- pursuit β the act of pursuing: in pursuit of the fox.
- striving β to exert oneself vigorously; try hard: He strove to make himself understood.
- picture β a visual representation of a person, object, or scene, as a painting, drawing, photograph, etc.: I carry a picture of my grandchild in my wallet.
- flash β a precedence code for handling messages about initial enemy contact or operational combat messages of extreme urgency within the U.S. military.
- observation β an act or instance of noticing or perceiving.
- acumen β keenness and quickness in understanding and dealing with a situation; shrewdness
- light β a light product, as a beer or cigarette.
- study β a room, in a house or other building, set apart for private study, reading, writing, or the like.
- insight β an instance of apprehending the true nature of a thing, especially through intuitive understanding: an insight into 18th-century life.
- sensation β the operation or function of the senses; perception or awareness of stimuli through the senses.
- discernment β the faculty of discerning; discrimination; acuteness of judgment and understanding.
- sagacity β acuteness of mental discernment and soundness of judgment.
- grasp β to seize and hold by or as if by clasping with the fingers or arms.
- perspicacity β keenness of mental perception and understanding; discernment; penetration.
- terms β a word or group of words designating something, especially in a particular field, as atom in physics, quietism in theology, adze in carpentry, or district leader in politics.
- scenario β an outline of the plot of a dramatic work, giving particulars as to the scenes, characters, situations, etc.
- pitch β to smear or cover with pitch.
- setup β Surveying. station (def 14a). a surveying instrument precisely positioned for observations from a station. a gap between the end of a chain or tape being used for a measurement and the point toward which it is laid.
- feeler β a person or thing that feels.
- design β When someone designs a garment, building, machine, or other object, they plan it and make a detailed drawing of it from which it can be built or made.
- pass β to move past; go by: to pass another car on the road.
- tender β soft or delicate in substance; not hard or tough: a tender steak.
- layout β an arrangement or plan: We objected to the layout of the house.
- angle β An angle is the difference in direction between two lines or surfaces. Angles are measured in degrees.
- proffer β to put before a person for acceptance; offer.
- prospect β Usually, prospects. an apparent probability of advancement, success, profit, etc. the outlook for the future: good business prospects.