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Synonyms of great 1 a : notably large in size : huge all creatures great and small b : of a kind characterized by relative largenessused in plant and animal names the great horned owl c : elaborate, ample great detail 2 a : large in number or measure : numerous great multitudes b : predominant the great majority 3
1 as in good having or showing exceptional knowledge, experience, or skill in a field of endeavor one of the great anthropologists Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance good skillful experienced skilled adept expert proficient accomplished practiced masterful master talented virtuoso educated veteran complete gifted professed masterly crack ace
being such in an extreme or notable degree: great friends; a great talker. exceptionally outstanding; notable ; remarkable : a great occasion. highly significant or consequential; important : the great issues in American history.
GREAT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary Meaning of great in English great adjective us / ɡreɪt / uk / ɡreɪt / great adjective (BIG) A2 large in amount, size, or degree: The issue is of great importance to voters. The improvement in water standards over the last 50 years has been very great. A great many people would agree.
large in amount, size, or degree: an enormous great hole. The issue is of great importance to voters. The improvement in water standards over the last 50 years has been very great. A great many people would agree. The great majority of (= almost all) people would agree.
great. As an adjective great describes things that are very good, large, or important — like a great movie, a great forest, or a great battle that changed the course of a war. Great can also be a noun: a person who is a legend in his or her field, like Aretha Franklin, a soul great, or Wayne Gretzky — a hockey great who became known as "the Great One." Only a few people qualify for the distinction of being a great — it takes a remarkable talent that continues to awe people long after ...
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.
Britannica Dictionary definition of GREAT 1 a : very large in size : very big all creatures great and small — usually used before a noun a great beast We were surprised by the great size of the auditorium. They traveled through a great stretch of wilderness. [+] more examples b — used in the names of animals that are larger than similar animals
great ( ɡreɪt) adj 1. relatively large in size or extent; big 2. relatively large in number; having many parts or members: a great assembly. 3. of relatively long duration: a great wait. 4. of larger size or more importance than others of its kind: the great auk. 5. extreme or more than usual: great worry.
The Great: Created by Tony McNamara. With Elle Fanning, Nicholas Hoult, Phoebe Fox, Sacha Dhawan. A royal woman living in rural Russia during the 18th century is forced to choose between her own personal happiness and the future of Russia, when she marries an Emperor.