Big or Large?

Two words may be synonymous but not necessarily interchangeable. Each word has an associated meaning or connotation. Take for example the words big and large. They may have the same meaning and it might be possible that one may be used to take the place of the other. There are instances though that if it is done, it would completely change the whole thing.

If somebody tells you that you are a big girl now, then you might smile because it seems that you are now considered grown-up. But then if you are told that you are a large girl now, you might be

offended because it would be like you were told that you just grew in size. Just imagine if other synonyms of big and large are used to describe you like immense, huge, gigantic, bulky, gross, or gargantuan.

Thus, it is important that we also consider the connotation and not just the denotation of the words.