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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“Now it has been completely modernized and renovated and looks GREAT, all done in the Great State of Louisiana, and coming back to the skies in the Fall of 2022, or maybe sooner. Get ready!”
From Washington Times • Jul. 7, 2022
"Coach McCoy plans to remain on staff and support Coach Weddle in the upcoming years. LET’S BE GREAT!!"
From Fox News • Feb. 20, 2022
You are all wonderful - and make Great Britain - GREAT.
From BBC • Apr. 14, 2020
We must have something good, if not GREAT, come out of these two tragic events!
From Salon • Aug. 7, 2019
This is a lovely and edifying illustration of how science, having made A the proof of B, makes B the proof of A. GREAT, adj.
From The Devil's Dictionary by Bierce, Ambrose
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