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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They raise children with moral fiber, to care about the people in their lives as well as the larger world around them.
From Salon
Last year Marriott International - the world's largest hotel company - decided not to extend its sponsorship agreement, external with United after its contract expired.
From BBC
Instead, “It looks like the marginal unit of investment is being redirected to non-U.S. markets rather than the U.S., and those marginal flows are having a large impact given the relative size of markets.”
From MarketWatch
On the home straight, Klaebo had such a large lead that he glanced back at the empty track behind him and took a bow.
In my state of Colorado, our largest utility, Xcel Energy, proposed mixing hydrogen into the natural gas system serving a Denver suburb.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
