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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There is little doubt about his legacy as one of the greats for Liverpool and in Premier League history.
From BBC
Leah: Yeah, like the rest of it and the big picture - great.
From BBC
There are far greater capacities in civil society and the private sector than in 1945, "and we need to be able to harness that: we don't have to do everything in the UN."
From Barron's
“We’ve had great conversations with the president about this, but ... I don’t want to speak for him in any way, shape or form,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times
But their threats have teeth this time—not because they are abandoning great cities, but because they have figured out they don’t have to.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
