Synonyms for great
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English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:1.0 / 4 votes

1. great

   Large denotes extension in more than one direction, and beyond the average of the class to which the object belongs; we speak of a large surface or a large solid, but of a long line; a large field, a large room, a large apple, etc. A large man is a man of more than ordinary size; a great man is a man of remarkable mental power. Big is a more emphatic word than large, but of less dignity. We do not say that George Washington was a big man.

   Synonyms:
   abundant, ample, big, broad, bulky, capacious, coarse, colossal, commodious, considerable, enormous, extensive, gigantic, grand, huge, immense, large, long, massive, spacious, vast, wide

   Antonyms:
   brief, diminutive, inconsiderable, infinitesimal, insignificant, limited, little, mean, microscopic, minute, narrow, paltry, petty, scanty, short, slender, slight, small, tiny, trifling, trivial

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:2.5 / 2 votes

1. great

   Synonyms:
   big, wide, huge, numerous, protracted, excellent, large, immense, bulky, majestic, gigantic, vast, grand, sublime, august, eminent, magnanimous, noble, powerful, exalted, noticeable

   Antonyms:
   little, narrow, puny, scanty, few, short, mean, ignoble, weak, unimportant

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. greatadjective

   a person who has achieved distinction and honor in some field

   "he is one of the greats of American music"

   Antonyms:
   bad, lowercase, little, unimportant, small, nonpregnant, ordinary

2. greatadjective

   relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

   "a great juicy steak"; "a great multitude"; "the great auk"; "a great old oak"; "a great ocean liner"; "a great delay"

   Synonyms:
   slap-up, gravid, majuscule, cracking, neat, capital, great(p), enceinte, swell, expectant, heavy(p), keen, nifty, with child(p), bang-up, smashing, not bad(p), corking, groovy, big(p), large(p), bully, dandy, peachy, outstanding

   Antonyms:
   lowercase, ordinary, little, nonpregnant, small, unimportant, bad

3. great, outstandingadjective

   of major significance or importance

   "a great work of art"; "Einstein was one of the outstanding figures of the 20th centurey"

   Synonyms:
   slap-up, gravid, majuscule, cracking, neat, capital, great(p), owing(p), enceinte, swell, spectacular, expectant, heavy(p), keen, nifty, with child(p), bang-up, smashing, prominent, not bad(p), corking, groovy, striking, salient, big(p), undischarged, large(p), bully, dandy, peachy, outstanding

   Antonyms:
   small, nonpregnant, unimportant, bad, ordinary, little, lowercase

4. greatadjective

   remarkable or out of the ordinary in degree or magnitude or effect

   "a great crisis"; "had a great stake in the outcome"

   Synonyms:
   slap-up, gravid, majuscule, cracking, neat, capital, great(p), enceinte, swell, expectant, heavy(p), keen, nifty, with child(p), bang-up, smashing, not bad(p), corking, groovy, big(p), large(p), bully, dandy, peachy, outstanding

   Antonyms:
   lowercase, ordinary, nonpregnant, little, unimportant, small, bad

5. bang-up, bully, corking, cracking, dandy, great, groovy, keen, neat, nifty, not bad(p), peachy, slap-up, swell, smashingadjective

   very good

   "he did a bully job"; "a neat sports car"; "had a great time at the party"; "you look simply smashing"

   Antonyms:
   lowercase, little, bad, unimportant, small, nonpregnant, ordinary

6. capital, great, majusculeadjective

   uppercase

   "capital A"; "great A"; "many medieval manuscripts are in majuscule script"

   Synonyms:
   slap-up, gravid, large(p), cracking, neat, majuscule, great(p), enceinte, swell, expectant, heavy(p), keen, nifty, with child(p), bang-up, smashing, not bad(p), corking, groovy, big(p), bully, dandy, peachy, outstanding, capital

   Antonyms:
   unimportant, small, little, ordinary, lowercase, bad, nonpregnant

7. big(p), enceinte, expectant, gravid, great(p), large(p), heavy(p), with child(p)adjective

   in an advanced stage of pregnancy

   "was big with child"; "was great with child"

   Antonyms:
   small, little, bad, lowercase, nonpregnant, ordinary, unimportant

Editors ContributionRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. abu-bakr

   abubakr meaning in arabic is great...

   he is an abubakr king.

   Submitted by armaanbakar000 on April 29, 2020  

2. excellent

   good; think to be fascinating.

   the water show in disneyland was great.

   Submitted by JP03 on January 6, 2015  

3. irmin

   "irmin" means "great, big, tall or huge". it comes from the old celtic languages.

   Submitted by anonymous on November 17, 2019  

4. pitch perfect

   you are doing pitch perfect.

   Submitted by anonymous on May 20, 2020  

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. greatadjective

   Synonyms:
   large, big, vast, huge, bulky, ample, immense, gigantic, herculean, cyclopean, enormous

2. greatadjective

   Synonyms:
   much, excessive, high

3. greatadjective

   Synonyms:
   numerous, countless

4. greatadjective

   Synonyms:
   considerable, important, weighty

5. greatadjective

   Synonyms:
   distinguished, eminent, prominent, exalted, elevated, excellent, noted, illustrious, celebrated, famous, famed, renowned, far-famed

6. greatadjective

   Synonyms:
   grand, august, dignified, noble, majestic, sublime

7. greatadjective

   Synonyms:
   magnanimous, generous, chivalrous, high-minded

8. greatadjective

   Synonyms:
   sumptuous, rich, magnificent

9. greatadjective

   Synonyms:
   hard, difficult, onerous, burdensome, grievous

10. greatadjective

    Synonyms:
    10. chief, principal

11. greatadjective

    Synonyms:
    superior, pre-eminent

12. greatnoun

    Synonyms:
    [With The prefixed.] great persons, persons of rank, people of distinction

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1. greatadjective

   Synonyms:
   immense, enormous, prodigious, gigantic, numerous, countless, superior, excellent, admirable, eminent, famous, illustrious, distinguished, renowned, famed, noted, egregious, flagrant, serious, grievous, fabulous, excessive, immoderate, exorbitant

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1. List of paraphrases for "great":

   large, big, major, grand, huge, vast, super, awesome, enormous, very, considerable, high, significant, wide, tremendous, grande, much, excellent, fantastic, wonderful, terrific, broad, substantial, beautiful, immense, amazing, good, main, serious, important, tai, strong, gran, deep, cool, brilliant, massive, tall, formidable, perfect, overwhelming, magnificent, many, mare, grave, heavy, nice, grands, larger, nagy, splendid, highly, large-scale, greater, grandes, fine, profound, fabulous, gorgeous, extensive, stor, swell, utmost, severe

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1. Brady Thompson:

   I was disappointed that we couldn't be there in person, but being able to do camp online and see other campers was really great, it will be a highlight of this weird time.

2. Susan Zirinsky:

   I have been honored to work closely throughout my career with great CBS News journalists, this may be a new role, but the mission is the same : deliver quality, in-depth journalism and engaging storytelling. CBS News has an incredible legacy to build on. The public's interest today for news and information is intense, and CBS News is uniquely positioned to expand its reach.

3. Mignon McLaughlin:

   We all become great explorers during our first few days in a new city, or a new love affair.

4. Marya Mannes, The Quotable Woman...on Love & Relationships:

   All great lovers are articulate, and verbal seduction is the surest road to actual seduction.

5. Thomas Saenz:

   It's a great concern that we are in 2022 and we are dealing not with less, but in many ways with more open statements of racial bias against the Latino community.