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great
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- pronunciation:
- greIt
- features:
- Homophone Note
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
greater, greatest |
| definition 1: |
When something is great, it is very big.
The king and queen lived in a great palace with many, many rooms.- synonyms:
- enormous, huge, tremendous, vast
- antonyms:
- little, modest, slim
- similar words:
- big, considerable, giant, grand, large, massive
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| definition 2: |
When someone is great, it means that they have done something important that few other people could do.
I think the person who invented the electric light was truly great.Most historians say that Abraham Lincoln was a great president.- synonyms:
- major
- antonyms:
- poor
- similar words:
- esteemed, excellent, famous, grand, important, outstanding, splendid, strong, top
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| definition 3: |
When we say that something is great, we often mean that it is very, very good.
I got a great new game for my birthday.We had a great time at the beach!- synonyms:
- cool, excellent, fabulous, fantastic, outstanding, splendid, super, superior, swell, terrific, tremendous, wonderful
- similar words:
- good
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| related words: |
abundant, extreme, fabulous, fantastic, incredible, key, serious, stunning, superior, tremendous, wide, wonderful |
| derivation: |
greatness (n.) |
Are you looking for the word grate (a frame of bars or a sharp sound)? Great and grate sound alike but have different meanings.
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