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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It’s great if you can claim that jackpot all to yourself, but that doesn’t happen all the time.
From MarketWatch
As the nation prepares to mark the Declaration’s semiquincentennial, this thoughtful book offers timely insights into the ideas that made America great.
The present system gives car makers too much credit for improvements to already-thrifty cars and not enough for improvements that would actually have a greater effect.
November wasn’t exactly a great month for the U.S. stock market, although the S&P 500 did manage to eke out a small gain.
From MarketWatch
“Heat” is far from the only movie to have great L.A. locations.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
