great

The word “great” has 1 syllable: great

It's pronounced as /ɡreɪt/

What is synonym and antonym for great?

In the thesaurus, “great” has 61 synonyms and 84 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for great along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for great

adept
anxious
aristocratic
avid
awesome
beautiful
big
considerable
deliciously
delightfully
dominant
eager
endless
enjoyably
enthusiastic
excellent
excited
experienced
expert
fabulous
fantastic
far
fine
finely
first
foremost
gallant
good
greatest
handsome
high
highest
honorable
huge
keen
large
lengthy
long
lovely
main
marvellous
marvelous
nicely
noble
practiced
predominant
primary
prime
proficient
sizable
skilled
skillful
stellar
sublime
substantial
superb
terrific
tidy
well
wonderful
wonderfully

Antonyms for great

abominable
amateur
amateurish
apathetic
artless
atrocious
awful
awfully
bad
badly
base
brief
casual
common
contemptible
crude
debased
degenerate
degraded
dinky
disagreeably
disinterested
dreadfully
dwarf
horribly
humble
ignoble
ill
incapable
incompetent
indifferent
ineffective
inefficient
inept
inexperienced
inexpert
inferior
last
least
little
lousy
low
lower-class
lowly
mean
mini
minor
new
nonchalant
offensive
pathetic
plebeian
poor
puny
rotten
rude
short
short-term
small
smallish
sordid
squalid
sudden
terrible
terribly
tiny
ugly
unable
unconcerned
undersized
unenthusiastic
unfit
unfitted
uninterested
unpleasantly
unprofessional
unqualified
unseasoned
unskilled
unskillful
vicious
vile
weak
wretched

Meanings of great

noun
1. A person of major significance, accomplishment or acclaim.
2. The main division in a pipe organ, usually the loudest division.
3. (in combinations such as "two-greats", "three-greats" etc.) An instance of the word "great" signifying an additional generation in phrases expressing family relationships.
adjective
1. Relatively large in scale, size, extent, number (i.e. having many parts or members) or duration (i.e. relatively long); very big.
2. Of larger size or more importance than others of its kind.
3. (qualifying nouns of family relationship) Involving more generations than the qualified word implies — as many extra generations as repetitions of the word great (from 1510s). [see Derived terms].
4. (followed by 'with') Pregnant; large with young; full of.
5. (except with 'friend' and similar words such as 'mate','buddy') Intimate; familiar.
6. Extreme or more than usual.
7. Of significant importance or consequence; important.
8. (applied to actions, thoughts and feelings) Arising from or possessing idealism; admirable; superior; commanding; heroic; illustrious; eminent.
9. Impressive or striking.
10. Much in use; favoured.
11. (applied to persons) Endowed with extraordinary powers; of exceptional talents or achievements; uncommonly gifted; able to accomplish vast results; remarkable; strong; powerful; mighty; noble.
12. Title referring to an important leader.
13. Doing or exemplifying (a characteristic or pursuit) on a large scale; active or enthusiastic.
14. (often followed by 'at') Skilful or adroit.
15. Very good; excellent; wonderful; fantastic (from 1848).
16. Intensifying a word or expression, used in mild oaths.
adverb
1. Very well (in a very satisfactory manner).
interjection
1. Expression of gladness and content about something.
2. Sarcastic inversion thereof.

Example Sentences

The team did a great job finishing the project ahead of schedule.
She had a great time at the concert last night.
The view from the mountain was absolutely great.
It was a great opportunity to learn from such experienced professionals.
He made a great impression during the job interview.

On this page you'll find 145 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to great, such as: abominable, adept, amateur, amateurish, anxious, apathetic, aristocratic.

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