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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Permira and Warburg Pincus have proven track records fostering growth for some of the largest and fastest-growing technology businesses globally, Sahai said.
From Barron's
Predictions are tricky, but as a mathematician working on economic and technology policy, I guess that Americans won’t use large language models for their taxes in the year ahead.
Nearly 40% of Florida’s construction labor force is foreign-born, with a large share undocumented.
Opening day usually draws the largest crowd of the year at Santa Anita.
From Los Angeles Times
Tokyo’s long period of negative interest rates and mega-quantitative easing count as the largest monetary experiment in history.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
