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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Brian Barbetta: People expect the law of large numbers to catch up with companies whose revenue is growing by 15%-plus a year.
From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026
Ahmed: That whiteboard would be very, very big, very, very large.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
For the overall economy, Flight maintains, large, simpler models may be more “cost-effective and productivity-augmenting,” so he predicts a “bifurcation” between everyday AI usage and frontier models.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026
That’s never happened before, based on a sample of almost 19,000 large companies, according to the authors.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
A part of him—indeed, a large part—was enjoying this charade, this moment wherein he plunged headfirst into this caricature the humans had created.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
