Definitions

greatness

[greyt-nis] / ˈgreɪt nɪs /

NOUN

large size

Synonyms

STRONGEST

intensity potency strength

STRONG

abundance amplitude bigness bulk enormity force immensity infinity length magnitude mass might power vastness

WEAK

high degree hugeness prodigiousness sizableness

Antonyms

STRONGEST

lethargy weakness

STRONG

inability incompetence insignificance powerlessness smallness tininess

WEAK

littleness unimportance

NOUN

nobleness of character; eminence

Synonyms

STRONGEST

dignity fame generosity glory grandeur heroism importance majesty merit morality nobility prominence

STRONG

celebrity chivalry distinction high-mindedness idealism illustriousness loftiness magnanimity note renown stateliness sublimity worthiness

Antonyms

STRONGEST

insignificance unimportance

WEAK

littleness smallness tininess

Example Sentences

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Maybe with “Cars” safely in the rearview mirror, and me having just exhausted my one bad pun per story with this sentence, Pixar can return to consistent greatness.

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026

Seeing things as they are means understanding both their failures and successes, “their greatness and their misery.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

In these Straussian terms, Churchill’s greatness was incontrovertible.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Knowing better than their elders, they get the vote not just for what they promise but for what they already do with greatness.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

If you read and consider it carefully, you will discover in it my most heartfelt desire that you may attain the greatness that Fortune and all your own qualities promise you.

From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli

greatness

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