great
Usage
What are other ways to say great?
In reference to the size and extent of concrete objects, great is highly formal and even poetic, suggesting also that the object is notable or imposing, large is only somewhat formal, and big is the most general and most colloquial word: a great oak; a large tree; a big tree; great plains; a large field; 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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The loss of oil refining capacity in the UK meant a greater need to import refined products like petrol, which comes in on smaller tankers.
From BBC
"We did great work in attack and in defence... you could tell that we were defending as a team during the whole game," Valverde told Real Madrid TV.
From Barron's
"I would like to experience the East versus West -- I want to be able to experience what all the greats played in," he said.
From Barron's
"Not just a place where great work gets made, but a place where the people who make that work can actually live in," he said.
From Barron's
As she’s grown older, she’s developed a greater interest in the farm’s business operations.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
