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Greater
| Main Entry: |
greater
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| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | better |
| Synonyms: | boss*, cooler, higher, larger, largest, leading, most, outstanding, preeminent, super, superlative, terrific |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | great |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | important, celebrated |
| Synonyms: | august, capital, chief, commanding, dignified, distinguished, eminent, exalted, excellent, famed, famous, fine, glorious, grand, heroic, high-minded, highly regarded, honorable, idealistic, illustrious, impressive, leading, lofty, magnanimous, main, major, noble, notable, noted, noteworthy, outstanding, paramount, primary, principal, prominent, puissant, regal, remarkable, renowned, royal, stately, sublime, superior, superlative, talented |
| Antonyms: | infamous, insignificant, powerless, uncelebrated, undignified, unimportant, unknown, weak |
| Main Entry: | great |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | excellent, skillful |
| Synonyms: | able, absolute, aces, adept, admirable, adroit, awesome, bad*, best, brutal, cold*, complete, consummate, crack*, downright, dynamite, egregious, exceptional, expert, fab, fantastic, fine, first-class*, first-rate, good, heavy*, hellacious, marvelous, masterly, number one, out of sight, out of this world, out-and-out, perfect, positive, proficient, super-duper, surpassing, terrific, total, tough, transcendent, tremendous, unmitigated, unqualified, utter, wonderful |
| Antonyms: | ignorant, menial, poor, stupid, unskilled, weak |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | better |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | excelling, more excellent |
| Synonyms: | bigger, choice, exceeding, exceptional, finer, fitter, greater, higher quality, improved, larger, more appropriate, more desirable, more fitting, more select, more suitable, more useful, more valuable, preferable, preferred, prominent, sharpened, sophisticated, souped up, superior, surpassing, worthier |
| Notes: | better is greater in excellence or higher in quality; more useful; more highly skilled; healthier than before - while bettor is someone who bets |
| Antonyms: | worse |
| Main Entry: | better |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | larger |
| Synonyms: | bigger, greater, longer, more, preponderant, weightier |
| Notes: | better is greater in excellence or higher in quality; more useful; more highly skilled; healthier than before - while bettor is someone who bets |
| Antonyms: | littler, smaller, tinier |
| Main Entry: | better |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | in a more excellent manner |
| Synonyms: | finer, greater, in a superior way, more, more advantageously, more attractively, more competently, more completely, more effectively, more thoroughly, preferably, to a greater degree |
| Notes: | better is greater in excellence or higher in quality; more useful; more highly skilled; healthier than before - while bettor is someone who bets |
| Antonyms: | worse |
| Main Entry: | major |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | bigger |
| Synonyms: | above, better, big, chief, considerable, dominant, elder, exceeding, extensive, extreme, greater, hefty, higher, large, large-scale, larger, leading, main, most, oversized, primary, senior, sizable, superior, supreme, ultra, upper, uppermost |
| Antonyms: | lesser, little, minor, small |
| Main Entry: | most |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | best, greatest |
| Synonyms: | better, biggest, greater, highest, largest, lion's share, max, maximum, ultimate, utmost, uttermost |
| Antonyms: | least |
| Main Entry: | upper |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | superior |
| Synonyms: | beautiful, elevated, elite, eminent, greater, important, more important |
| Antonyms: | inferior, junior, lower |
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