large
Usage
What are other ways to say large?
In reference to the size and extent of concrete objects, large is somewhat formal, great is highly formal and even poetic, suggesting also that the object is notable or imposing, and big is the most general and most colloquial word: a large tree; a great oak; a big tree; a large field; great plains; a big field. When the reference is to degree or a quality, great is the usual word: great beauty; great mistake; great surprise; although big sometimes alternates with it in colloquial style: a big mistake; a big surprise; large is usually not used in reference to degree, but may be used in a quantitative reference: a large number (great number).
Example Sentences
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Canada, once a large and lucrative market, is barely buying American alcohol.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
The broad category also includes organisms such as kelp, slime molds, and red algae, some of which grow into large, complex structures.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026
NCP's major problems included being locked into long-term leases with property owners and building up a large amount of debt.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
Other companies are extracting insights from large amounts of data for algorithmic-pricing strategies.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026
He couldn’t see Fin-Kedinn, but a little apart from the others, the Mage crouched in the dust, watching a large glossy raven.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
Barrett and Nina Beckhardt, founder of the Naming Group agency, created the conference as a gathering place for this small and often misunderstood part of the larger marketing discipline, they said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
As Treasury yields climb, the pool of willing buyers gets larger.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026
While Homo erectus was developing a larger brain and smaller molar teeth, possibly as a result of eating more meat, P. robustus retained a brain only slightly larger than that of chimpanzees.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026
The need to broadcast the comedian’s material becomes larger than what the artist alone can deliver.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
A piece of ice no larger than a hundred strides in every direction had broken loose.
From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell
The world’s largest wildlife crossing over the 101 Freeway in Agoura Hills is barreling toward a Dec. 2 completion date.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
Michigan’s attorney general filed an antitrust suit against Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, alleging that the state’s largest insurer used its dominant position to drive up health costs for patients.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
Africa's top oil producer hosts the continent's largest refinery, owned by Africa's richest man Aliko Dangote.
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026
The largest piece is a $20 billion three-year term loan that Tesla can take out later.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026
Their new visitor slid into the seat beside Gia with the largest grin.
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
