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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That was held up as a great breach of etiquette, instigating calls for additional officials and even video reviews in a sport where competitors have traditionally called their own fouls.
From Los Angeles Times
Now, he says, officers have a greater ability to keep up and the e-bikes are acting as a powerful deterrent.
From BBC
The American great - who was racing just nine days after rupturing ligaments in her left knee - struck a gate 13 seconds into her downhill run in Cortina on 8 February.
From BBC
“Buyers have a lot of choices in this price point and in various parts of the greater Los Angeles area.”
From MarketWatch
Arbeloa admitted Real may possess greater individual talent than their opponents, but warned leadership and belief often matter more on nights like these.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
