Other Words for Great

Great as a Adjective has these synonyms:

big, large, huge, immense, enormous, gigantic, giant, grand, extensive, prodigious, colossal, massive, vast, tremendous, spacious, capacious, mammoth, gargantuan, monstrous, titanic, Cyclopean, Brobdingnagian

Example: Europe was covered by a great forest. A great castle loomed before me.

close, devoted, dedicated, fast, faithful, true, loyal, intimate, loving

Example: Graham and Pembroke quickly became great friends.

critical, important, crucial, momentous, significant, serious, weighty, consequential

Example: Those were great days for the history of England.

extreme, considerable, marked, pronounced, inordinate, extraordinary, significant, excess, excessive

Example: I have something of great importance to tell you. Your news created great confusion.

important, prominent, major, eminent, celebrated, distinguished, famous, famed, renowned, notable, noteworthy, illustrious, outstanding, well-known, weighty, influential, eximious

Example: What of the great universities, like Oxford and Cambridge? Our mayor thinks of himself as a great man.

keen, zealous, eager, active, enthusiastic, devoted, ardent, passionate

Example: Frank is a great stamp collector.

large, huge, immense, enormous, gigantic, prodigious, vast, tremendous, abundant, countless

Example: Plague killed a great number of people.

lofty, elevated, exalted, noble, high-minded, grand

Example: Great thoughts come from great minds.

spectacular, marvelous, outstanding, excellent, superb, grand, wonderful, fine fantastic, terrific, stupendous, marvy, smashing, fantabulous, tickety-boo

Example: He says that we missed a truly great show.

talented, gifted, excellent, outstanding, exceptional, major, superlative, superior, leading, best, incomparable, matchless, peerless, skilful, artistic, brilliant, first-rate, remarkable, top, accomplished

Example: Flaubert was one of the greatest writers of his age. Tamara is a good dancer, but not a great dancer.

talented, skilled, skilful, adroit, clever, adept, able, proficient, expert

Example: Daphne is really great at playing bridge.

terrible, bad, awful, unforgivable, horrendous, heinous, grievous, horrific, horrible, terrific, huge, colossal, enormous, gigantic, significant, cardinal, egregious, basic, profound, flagrant, glaring, arrant, consummate, out-and-out

Example: Inviting her at the same time as her ex-husband was a great mistake.

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