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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The closest comparison to Brady might be NBA great Michael Jordan, and not just because both turned gigantic chips on their shoulders into cabinets full of championship trophies.
"Obviously, the results just recently for the football club haven't been great but even though it was still a bit of a shock," he said.
From BBC
“They took great risk in speaking with us, and in participating in this film,” Kaufman says.
From Los Angeles Times
Remaining relevant in the offseason has become an even greater challenge in the era of extended hiatuses between seasons airing.
From Los Angeles Times
"Especially when there is Nick, who is drop-shotting every other shot, you move a lot, so there was a great fitness for me."
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
