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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But the report’s conclusion — that telephone customer service is improving — addresses only part of the issue, and the actual findings within the report show the larger picture, Warren said in a statement Monday.
From MarketWatch
Should they do so, it would mean absorbing the largest amount of dead money for any single player ever.
Intersect says the company will continue to build billions of dollars in new assets, including the world’s largest battery energy storage system.
Seafood City, the largest Philippine grocery store chain in North America, typically closes at 9 p.m.
From Los Angeles Times
Today, its reserves of about 300 billion barrels of oil are counted as the largest in the world, outstripping even those of Saudi Arabia.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
