large
Usage
What are other ways to say large?
In reference to the size and extent of concrete objects, large is somewhat formal, great is highly formal and even poetic, suggesting also that the object is notable or imposing, and big is the most general and most colloquial word: a large tree; a great oak; a big tree; a large field; great plains; 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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The AI with which American users are familiar is large language models, which can pump out text, songs, images, videos and other digital media.
We are in our mid-60s and hope to live another 20 years, but if we were both to pass away at the same time, our children would suddenly have large money.
From MarketWatch
She said that caused more collective trauma in the city, because the web of people personally connected to it was larger.
India’s large outsourcing companies employ millions in providing services ranging from low-end operations such as call centers to the back-office services for global banks.
Smithfield Foods SFD 2.24%increase; green up pointing triangle plans to build a large hog slaughterhouse in South Dakota, marking the first new facility built by America’s top pork producer in decades.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
