231 Synonyms & Antonyms For GREAT

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Definitions great [greyt] / greɪt / ADJECTIVE very good Synonyms STRONG amazing awesome cool excellent fabulous fantastic terrific WEAK rad super Antonyms WEAK awful bad crap horrible lousy terrible ADJECTIVE very large in size or number Synonyms STRONGEST big considerable enormous huge immense large tremendous STRONG abundant ample colossal gigantic jumbo mammoth vast WEAK bulky extensive high humongous numerous oversize prodigious stupendous titanic towering voluminous Antonyms STRONGEST little low miniature minute moderate small teeny tiny WEAK few ADJECTIVE considerable in intensity or degree Synonyms STRONGEST powerful strong substantial tremendous unusual STRONG decided extreme notable WEAK acute grievous Antonyms WEAK mild soft weak ADJECTIVE important, celebrated Synonyms STRONGEST excellent famous fine glorious grand heroic impressive major major-league outstanding remarkable talented STRONG august capital chief leading main noble notable primary principal royal superior superlative WEAK commanding dignified distinguished eminent exalted famed high-minded highly regarded honorable idealistic illustrious lofty magnanimous noted noteworthy paramount prominent puissant regal renowned stately sublime Antonyms STRONGEST bad contemptible inconspicuous inferior insignificant ordinary poor unimportant unimpressive unremarkable STRONG auxiliary extra inessential low lowly minor nonessential secondary subordinate undignified unnecessary WEAK few ignorant infamous little menial miniature minute powerless short small stupid uncelebrated unknown unskilled weak ADJECTIVE excellent or superior in some domain Synonyms STRONGEST best brilliant consummate excellent exceptional extraordinary fine magnificent nonpareil peerless superlative supreme STRONG dynamite expert fantastic gifted marvelous masterly surpassing talented transcendent tremendous wonderful WEAK able aces adept adroit complete crack fab first-class first-rate good hellacious number one out of sight out of this world super-duper Antonyms STRONGEST OK common conventional inconsiderable inferior insignificant mediocre ordinary plain poor run-of-the-mill small unamazing usual WEAK weak

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What are other ways to say great?

In reference to the size and extent of concrete objects, great is highly formal and even poetic, suggesting also that the object is notable or imposing, large is only somewhat formal, and big is the most general and most colloquial word: a great oak; a large tree; a big tree; great plains; a large field; 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).

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"It's a great joy. I can't describe it in words. As we say in English: 'East, west, home is best'."

From BBC

The great powers were too nervous about the dangers that a localised, conventional war might turn into a nuclear one.

From BBC

Added Indiana cornerback D’Angelo Ponds: “They have a great quarterback, great receivers as well, but I feel like we match up pretty well with them.”

From Los Angeles Times

"I think the symbolism of the royal yacht arriving into Galway Bay is not good," he said, with "good" replacing the crossed-out word "great".

From BBC

Somaliland has been diplomatically isolated since its unilateral declaration of independence, even if it has generally experienced greater stability than Somalia, where Al-Shabaab Islamic militants periodically mount attacks in the capital Mogadishu.

From Barron's

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