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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For investors worldwide, 2025 was anything but boring: It was great for metals, surprisingly bad for crypto and particularly nice for stocks outside of the U.S.
North Korean state media have since referred to her as "the beloved child", and a "great person of guidance" -- "hyangdo" in Korean -- a term typically reserved for top leaders and their successors.
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"Thank you everyone for the heartfelt love and wishes and care for Damien as he goes through a challenging time," fellow Test great Gilchrist said during a Big Bash League game broadcast on Thursday evening.
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Those offer “some upside exposure with either defined or variable protection, and a great level of visibility, transparency and liquidity,” he said.
It said greater efficiency would free up resources to reinvest in its brands.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
