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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By the judgment of many, the red wolf is now extinct but for its genes, which live on in large coyotes.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
More than 100 people were displaced after a large fire quickly spread through an apartment complex in Riverside Friday morning, fire officials said.
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026
The force said the move was prompted by recent reports of large groups of young people fighting and causing trouble on the beach.
From BBC • May 29, 2026
Using large deep mutational scanning datasets from their own lab and others, the team looked at the effects of many mutations in model organisms such as yeast and E. coli.
From Science Daily • May 29, 2026
The cub’s large ears swiveled to catch the sound.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
