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Usage
What are other ways to say big? In reference to the size and extent of concrete objects, big is the most general and most colloquial word, large is somewhat more formal, and great is highly formal and even poetic, suggesting also that the object is notable or imposing: a big tree; a large tree; a great oak; a big field; a large field; great plains. 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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However, my biggest concern with having an adviser manage my money is the risk of fraud.
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MarketWatch
First, recognize that the levies were a much bigger threat than the market thought.
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The Wall Street Journal
And theatrical movies are playing a big role in those campaigns.
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The Wall Street Journal
Their biggest target, though, is the European Union.
From
The Wall Street Journal
But in Luton, with its sizeable Irish and eastern European heritage communities alongside a big British-South Asian population, leaders say they have worked hard -- and successfully -- at cohesion.
From
Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
