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, great

   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), great, 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

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:2.0 / 1 vote

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. Matt Prevost:

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2. Young Jeezy:

   I think that if it only took 20 people to get the attention of CNN and the rest of the world, they're on to a great start.

3. Pete Buttigieg:

   That's fantastic news, first of all, I want to say, Sen. Sanders clearly had a great night too and I congratulate him and his supporters.

4. Megan Huylo:

   There’s also ginger in Sunny Morning Juice, which is a really powerful anti-inflammatory and antioxidant, ginger is also really great for digestion.

5. Gerrit Cole:

   It’s great when it’s on your team, I’ll tell you that.