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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He added that Ifunanya's gifted voice had given him great happiness over the years.
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He added: "I call it my church... it's a great way to escape the realities of what has been going on and it is some of the positive reminders I do have of my dad."
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"It's great for us because it's a hard climate to work within at the moment," says Nick.
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Gen Z and millennial investors might tell you that sounds like something their great grandparents would say.
"Big shout out to Nick Ball, he is a great Liverpool champion and one of the best England have ever had. I have nothing but respect for him."
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
