large
Usage
What are other ways to say large?
In reference to the size and extent of concrete objects, large is somewhat formal, great is highly formal and even poetic, suggesting also that the object is notable or imposing, and big is the most general and most colloquial word: a large tree; a great oak; a big tree; a large field; great plains; 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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Today’s large language models could easily rewrite a news story or produce a serviceable Feulner column or press release.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
It also owns large stakes in companies like Apple and Coca-Cola – a brand close to Buffett's heart, as he famously drinks five cans a day.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
Losing such a large amount “would absolutely ruin me financially,” he said.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026
Their presence comes as artificial intelligence is set to loom large in the talks between the two leaders, with the United States and China the two dominant powers in the AI race.
From Barron's
If Tante Jans’s share in this crowded house was remarkably large, it never seemed so to any of us living there.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
Charles Lemonides of ValueWorks presented three stocks of underdogs he favors against larger competitors.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026
Turkey’s stock market is a relative minnow compared with larger, developed markets, with a total market capitalization of around $400 billion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
The new framework connects these small, local interactions with movement occurring across much larger areas.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026
He said larger centres improved survival chances for the sickest babies, who would have access to highly trained specialist staff, equipment and surgery.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
Regan and I turned to see the small speck of brown in the distance that was getting larger by the minute.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
The sightings come as one of the UK's largest spider species, the wasp spider, was spotted in the Midlands as warmer temperatures pushed it more than 100 miles away from its usual habitat.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
That makes them the joint second largest party at Holyrood, tied with Reform UK, but there remains a gulf between Labour and their SNP rivals.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
The Hindenburg still holds the record as the largest aircraft ever built, at 804 feet long and 135 feet tall.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
Mayeda said the seizure was the largest companion animal operation ever conducted by the department.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
Andrei Sakharov, father of the Soviet Union’s hydrogen bomb and designer of the largest explosive ever detonated on earth, did his part to save the world, too.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
