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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Then he led a large group in the “casino circle,” a sort of Latin square dance that originated in Havana in the 1950s.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026
Each berry came out as a single large, flat flake that crisped when baked.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026
Even a consolation goal was beyond them as Salah saw his second-half penalty saved - a moment Slot admitted "probably sums us up today and probably large parts of our season".
From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026
Of the large enterprise-software companies adopting the FDE blueprint, “I don’t think any will be successful” on a large scale, Luria said.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 4, 2026
I moved onto the large round platform set in front of one of our black, six-paneled Coromandel screens.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
