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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According to the Greek Fire Service, the two leased Bell helicopters collided while taking part in efforts to tackle a large wildfire burning on the Attica-Boeotia border.
From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2026
Because many older communities delayed maintenance for decades to keep dues low, some boards had to issue large special assessments to cover the shortfall.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
Another week, another Big Tech company putting up unusually large profit growth thanks to artificial-intelligence developer Anthropic — at least on paper.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 2, 2026
Measurements of cosmic expansion and the development of galaxies and other large structures sometimes appear to tell slightly different stories.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 2, 2026
This large bare room in the hospital was where all the sick in the camp had to assemble, often standing outside in the rain for hours just to get through the door.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
There is still a strict criteria you most likely need to meet as a first-time buyer to be offered a larger mortgage.
From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2026
But any and all statistics obscure the larger point: If you’re a Brewers fan, when is your year?
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 2, 2026
If their growth stays above AWS’s, it isn’t hard to foresee them surpassing their larger competitor by the end of the decade.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026
If the cost of health benefits wasn’t as high, wage growth would probably be a little larger — albeit not a huge swing higher, Berger noted.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 1, 2026
In between sketching Allana Hastings, he kept his eyes open for flat, blank spaces, anywhere that could provide a larger canvas for his art.
From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste
The five largest technology firms are expected to invest about $900 billion in AI from 2025 to 2027.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
They moved from Surat, a diamond and textile hub, to Ahmedabad, Gujarat's largest city, so Kahaan could attend a better school and prepare seriously.
From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2026
Most of the estimated 60,000 people who rushed into Spain's north African territory -- most by swimming -- have returned to Morocco since the territory's largest mass migrant crossing.
From Barron's ● Aug. 2, 2026
At the same time, studies of the cosmic microwave background have long suggested that matter could be more tightly clustered across the largest scales of the Universe than expected.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 2, 2026
Barry Voight was right—the bulge had just detached as the largest landslide ever recorded.
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
