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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"With the great diversity of our communities we can find the strength to ensure that right triumphs over wrong."
From BBC
Played with boundless enthusiasm by S. Z. Sakall, Felix is one of the great, undercelebrated chef characters in popular culture: rotund, ebullient, deeply competent, and visibly delighted by his own work.
From Salon
At first, he found the course overwhelming due to the mix of hearing, deaf and Irish Sign Language interpreters, but said it has been a "really great learning process".
From BBC
He described the GDP figure as “a great Christmas present for the American people.”
From Los Angeles Times
According to UKHSA, low temperatures are likely to have minor impacts on health and social care services including "increased use of healthcare services by vulnerable people" and a "greater risk to life of vulnerable people".
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
