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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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
A video accompanying the statement shows a large plume of smoke rising from the ship.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
"It's simply unviable to build, unprofitable to build in large parts of the country," warned James Stevens of the Home Builders Federation.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
The cub’s large ears swiveled to catch the sound.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
