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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America’s largest meat supplier, Tyson, says it is shutting down the plant to cut costs.
Some loans now reach 100 months, or more than eight years, especially for the purchase of larger pickups, Experian data show.
“You’re having these two waves slowly approach each other, and they are going to crash into each other,” said Derdenger regarding AI and the larger economy.
"The risks remain skewed towards a faster cadence or larger decline in rates," said Pantheon, pointing to the Fed's impending leadership change with the 2026 departure of Chair Jerome Powell.
From Barron's
The simple attacks are repeated in large numbers, which helps increase the chances of success.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
