great
Usage
What are other ways to say great?
In reference to the size and extent of concrete objects, great is highly formal and even poetic, suggesting also that the object is notable or imposing, large is only somewhat formal, and big is the most general and most colloquial word: a great oak; a large tree; a big tree; great plains; a large field; 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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England captain Ben Stokes and Australia counterpart Steve Smith were both critical of the surface, as were a string of former greats.
From Barron's
It would make China great too, according to a leading adviser to the Chinese government.
"To me it was so really great to be back again here."
From BBC
What they are doing is great for the Premier League - it's brilliant.
From BBC
One of the Arctic’s great tourist attractions is, for military planners, one of its great irritants: the northern lights.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
