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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"They're an amazing football club with an amazing manager and loads of great players. So it was a big, big night for us."
From BBC
The point is that the stock market could easily see a “correction,” or a 10% or greater drop from its peak.
From Barron's
There’s no shortage of great spots to play in L.A., especially if you’re willing to get in the car and go somewhere new.
From Los Angeles Times
Gitlab outlined five steps it will take to try to improve its growth, including investments in its sales organization, providing greater value to price sensitive customers and executing on its artificial intelligence strategy.
As with any bureaucracy, there is a great deal of inherited endeavor.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
