Great

//ˈɡɹeɪt//

Synonyms for "great" (548 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (110)

extraordinarygiganticgrandhugelargeoutstandingvastwith childsplendidableabsoluteabundantaccomplishedaceace-highactiveacuteadeptadmirableadroit
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aggrandizedall that and bag of chipsampleanticipatingapotheosizedarchardentarrantartisticascendantauthoritarianauthoritativeauthorizedautocraticawesomeawfulbadbang upbang-upbannerbaronbasicbeatifiedbeautifulbestbigbig gunbig leaguebig manbig namebig timebig with childbig-ladenbig-leaguebig-namebig-timebigheartedbigwigbigwiggedbonzerbossbrassbrass hatbreedingbrilliantbrobdingnagianbullbullybumperbut goodcanonizedcapaciouscapitalcardinalcarryingcarrying a fetuscelebratedcelebritycentralchampionchiefchivalrouschoirclaviatureclevercloseclothed with authoritycolossalcommandingcompetentcomprehensiveconsequentialconsiderableconsoleconsummatecontrollingcool
Adjective(4 words)
bang-upbigbullycapital

Strong matches (164)

corkingcountlesscrackerjackcriticalcrowningcrucialcuttingcyclopeandandydedicateddeepdeifieddeliciousdesperatedevoteddignitarydignitydistinguisheddivinedominant
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double-barreleddrasticduckyduly constitutedeagerearthshakingechoegregiouseighty-eightelderelevatedeminenceeminentempoweredennobledenormousenshrinedenthronedenthusiasticestablishmentex officioexaltedexcellentexceptionalexcessexcessiveexhaustiveexorbitantexpansiveexpectingexpertextensiveextravagantextremefabfabulousfaithfulfamedfamousfantasticfastfatfatherfiercefigurefinefine and dandyfingerboardfirstfirst-ratefirst-raterflagrantfocalforemostfullfuriousgargantuangeargenerousgeniusgestatinggiantgiftedglaringglorifiedgloriousgoodgood handgoodlygorgeousgoverninggravegravidgreat mangreat of heartgreatheartedgrievousgroovygrosshandsomeheadmosthealthyhearheavenlyheavyheavy with childheavyweighthegemonichegemonisticheinousheld in aweheroichighhigh and mightyhigh poweredhigh-mindedhigh-poweredhorrendoushorriblehorrifichothunky doryhunky-doryhuskyidealisticillustriousimmeasurableimmenseimmoderateimmortalimmortalizedimperativeimportantimportant personincomparableinfluential
Prefix(1 words)
grand-

Related words (274)

inordinateintemperateintenseinterestsintimateirresistibleivoriesjam-upjust dandykeenkeyboardkeysknightlyknocked uplarge scalelarge-scalelargeheartedleadinglegendaryliberal
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lionloftylonglords of creationlovingloyalmagicianmagisterialmagnanimousmagnatemagnificentmagnifiedmahatmamainmajormajor leaguemajusculemammothman of geniusman of markman-sizedmanualmarkedmarvellousmarvymassivemastermaster handmastermindmatchlessmaterialmaximummeanmemorablemightymogulmomentousmonocraticmonstrousmortalnabobnameneatniftynobbynoblenoble mindednoble-mindednotabilitynotablenoteworthynumerousofficialokokayopenhandedorgan manualout of sightout of this worldout-and-outoutrageousoverrulingpanjandrumparamountparturientpassionatepast masterpeachypeachy-keenpedalpedalspeerlessperson of renownpersonagepersonalitypiano keyspiercingpillar of societyplenarypotentpowerpower elitepowerfulpracticed handpredominantpreeminentpreggerspregnantpreponderantprestigiousprevailingprimalprimaryprimeprincelyprincipalprodigiousprodigyproficientprofoundprominentpronouncedproudpuissantrankingravingredoubtableremarkablerenownedrigorousrippingroughrulingruling circlerumsachemsagesaintedsanctifiedscrumptiousself-importantseniorsensationalseriousseveresharpshrinedsignificantsizableskilledskilled handslap-upsmashingsolidsolosomebodysomethingsomething elsesovereignspaciousspankingspectacularspiffingspiffysplittingstarstellarstrikingstrongstunningstupendoussublimesubstantialsuperbsupereminentsuperfetatesuperimpregnatedsuperiorsuperlativesuperstarsupremesurpassingsweetswelltalentedtallteemingterribleterrificthe greatthe topthickthronedthumpingtidytitanictoptop brasstop peopletopflighttopnotchertotaltotalitariantoughtoweringtranscendenttremendoustruetycoonunconscionableunforgivablevehementvenomousvery important personviolentvipvirtuosovirulentvoluminousweightywell-knownwhizwizardwonderfulworld shakingworld-shakingworthyzealous
Prefix(1 words)
super-

How these synonyms differ

  • exceptional - 'Exceptional' emphasizes rarity, not just great but unusually so, an outlier in quality.
  • magnificent - 'Magnificent' implies grandeur and splendor, something great in a way that inspires awe or admiration.
  • outstanding - 'Outstanding' means standing above the rest, great in a measurable, comparative sense.
  • remarkable - 'Remarkable' means worth commenting on, something that breaks the pattern enough to be noteworthy.

Related word relations

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11 relation types

More general

4 entries

Antonyms

8 entries

Synonyms

8 entries

derived

327 entries

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distinct from

3 entries

etymologically related_to

1 entries

has context

7 entries

has property

1 entries

is a

1 entries

related to

127 entries

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similar

10 entries

Translations

388 translations across 105 languages.

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Afrikaans

1 entries
  • groot adj (very big, large scale)

Akkadian

1 entries
  • 𒃲 adj (very good)

Albanian

3 entries
  • e mathe adj (very big, large scale)
  • i madh adj (important title)
  • madh adj (very big, large scale)

Ancient Greek

1 entries
  • μέγας adj (very big, large scale)

Arabic

4 entries
  • رَائِع adj (very good)
  • عظيم adj (very good)
  • عَظِيم adj (very big, large scale)
  • عَظِيم adj (very good)

Aramaic

4 entries
  • רַבָּא adj (very big, large scale)
  • רַבָּא adj (very good)
  • ܟܒܝܪܐ adj (very big, large scale)
  • ܪܒܐ adj (very big, large scale)

Armenian

3 entries
  • հոյակապ adj (very good)
  • մեծ adj (very big, large scale)
  • մեծ adj (important title)

Assamese

1 entries
  • আজো adj (family relationship)

Bavarian German

1 entries
  • grous adj (very big, large scale)

Belarusian

3 entries
  • выда́тны adj (very good)
  • вялі́кі adj (very big, large scale)
  • цудо́ўны adj (very good)

Bengali

4 entries
  • আকবর adj (very big, large scale)
  • আকবর adj (important title)
  • আকবর adj (important title)
  • আকাবির noun (person of major significance, accomplishment or acclaim)

Bulgarian

4 entries
  • вели́к adj (very big, large scale)
  • вели́к adj (important title)
  • голя́м adj (very big, large scale)
  • отли́чен adj (very good)

Burmese

1 entries
  • ကြီးမားသော adj (very big, large scale)

Catalan

4 entries
  • enorme adj (very big, large scale)
  • fabulós adj (very good)
  • genial adj (very good)
  • gran adj (very big, large scale)

Central Kurdish

4 entries
  • زۆر چاک adj (very good)
  • مەزن adj (very big, large scale)
  • باشە intj (great!)
  • زۆر چاکە intj (great!)

Cherokee

1 entries
  • ᎡᏆ adj (very big, large scale)

Chinese

1 entries
  • да adj (very big, large scale)

Chinese Cantonese

1 entries
  • 大 adj (very big, large scale)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries
  • 不錯 /不错 adj (very good)
  • 偉大 /伟大 adj (very big, large scale)
  • 偉大 /伟大 adj (uncommonly gifted)
  • 卓越 adj (very good)

Church Slavic

2 entries
  • великъ adj (very big, large scale)
  • ⰲⰵⰾⰻⰽⱏ adj (very big, large scale)

Cornish

1 entries
  • brâs adj (very big, large scale)

Crimean Tatar

1 entries
  • ulu adj (very big, large scale)

Czech

3 entries
  • skvělý adj (very good)
  • veliký adj (very big, large scale)
  • veliký adj (important title)

Dalmatian

2 entries
  • grund adj (very big, large scale)
  • gruond adj (very big, large scale)

Danish

4 entries
  • alle tiders adj (very good)
  • fantastisk adj (very good)
  • fed adj (very good)
  • skøn adj (very good)

Dutch

4 entries
  • groot adj (very big, large scale)
  • heerlijk adj (very good)
  • prachtig adj (very good)
  • fantastisch intj (great!)

Egyptian

1 entries
  • aA:a-A-Y1V adj (very big, large scale)

Erzya

1 entries
  • покш adj (very big, large scale)

Eshtehardi

1 entries
  • پیل adj (very big, large scale)

Esperanto

2 entries
  • bonega adj (very good)
  • ega adj (very big, large scale)

Estonian

1 entries
  • vägev adj (very big, large scale)

Faroese

2 entries
  • mikil adj (very big, large scale)
  • stórur adj (very big, large scale)

Finnish

4 entries
  • erinomainen adj (very good)
  • erittäin hyvä adj (very good)
  • iso adj (family relationship)
  • jätti adj (very big, large scale)

French

4 entries
  • excellent adj (very good)
  • formidable adj (very good)
  • grand adj (very big, large scale)
  • grand adj (uncommonly gifted)

Friulian

1 entries
  • grant adj (very big, large scale)

Galician

1 entries
  • grande adj (very big, large scale)

Georgian

4 entries
  • დიდი adj (very big, large scale)
  • დიდი adj (important title)
  • საუცხოო adj (very good)
  • შესანიშნავი adj (very good)

German

4 entries
  • der Große adj (important title)
  • fein adj (very good)
  • groß adj (very big, large scale)
  • großartig adj (very good)

Gothic

1 entries
  • 𐌼𐌹𐌺𐌹𐌻𐍃 adj (very big, large scale)

Greek

4 entries
  • εξαιρετικός adj (very good)
  • μεγάλος adj (very big, large scale)
  • περίφημος adj (important title)
  • θαυμάσια intj (great!)

Hebrew

4 entries
  • גָּדוֹל adj (very big, large scale)
  • גדול adj (important title)
  • נהדר adj (very good)
  • נפלא adj (very good)

Hungarian

3 entries
  • nagy adj (very big, large scale)
  • nagyszerű adj (very good)
  • szuper intj (great!)

Icelandic

4 entries
  • mikill adj (very big, large scale)
  • stór adj (very big, large scale)
  • frábært intj (great!)
  • æðislegt intj (great!)

Ido

1 entries
  • granda adj (very big, large scale)

Indonesian

1 entries
  • besar adj (very big, large scale)

Irish

4 entries
  • diail adj (very good)
  • mór adj (very big, large scale)
  • ábhal adj (very big, large scale)
  • go hiontach intj (great!)

Italian

4 entries
  • eccellente adj (very good)
  • formidabile adj (very good)
  • grande adj (very big, large scale)
  • magna adj (important title)

Japanese

4 entries
  • すばらしい adj (very good)
  • 偉大な adj (very big, large scale)
  • 偉大な adj (uncommonly gifted)
  • 凄い adj (very good)

Kabuverdianu

2 entries
  • nhaku adj (uncommonly gifted)
  • nhaku noun (person of major significance, accomplishment or acclaim)

Kazakh

1 entries
  • ұлы adj (very big, large scale)

Khmer

1 entries
  • ព្រះមហាវីរក្សត្រ adj (important title)

Korean

4 entries
  • 거대하다 adj (very big, large scale)
  • 근사하다 adj (very good)
  • 대단하다 adj (very good)
  • 멋지다 adj (very good)

Kyrgyz

1 entries
  • улуу adj (very big, large scale)

Latin

4 entries
  • grandis adj (very big, large scale)
  • grandis adj (very good)
  • magnus adj (very big, large scale)
  • magnus adj (very good)

Latvian

4 entries
  • dižs adj (very big, large scale)
  • izcils adj (very good)
  • lielisks adj (very good)
  • liels adj (very big, large scale)

Lithuanian

4 entries
  • didelis adj (very big, large scale)
  • didysis adj (important title)
  • nuostabus adj (very good)
  • puikus adj (very good)

Macedonian

4 entries
  • велик adj (important title)
  • голем adj (very big, large scale)
  • одличен adj (very good)
  • одлично adv (very well)

Malay

1 entries
  • bagus intj (great!)

Maore Comorian

2 entries
  • ɓole adj (very big, large scale)
  • ɓole adj (uncommonly gifted)

Maranao

1 entries
  • basar adj (very big, large scale)

Mizo

4 entries
  • lian adj (very big, large scale)
  • ropui adj (very big, large scale)
  • ropui adj (very good)
  • ţha adj (very good)

Mongolian

1 entries
  • их adj (very big, large scale)

Mòcheno

1 entries
  • groas adj (very big, large scale)

Māori

2 entries
  • mokorahi adj (very big, large scale)
  • mokotahi adj (very big, large scale)

Navajo

1 entries
  • tsoh adj (very big, large scale)

Neapolitan

1 entries
  • gruosso adj (very big, large scale)

North Frisian

1 entries
  • grat adj (very big, large scale)

Norwegian Bokmål

3 entries
  • kjempebra adj (very good)
  • stor adj (very big, large scale)
  • storhet noun (person of major significance, accomplishment or acclaim)

Norwegian Nynorsk

2 entries
  • kjempebra adj (very good)
  • stor adj (very big, large scale)

Occitan

1 entries
  • formidable adj (very good)

Old East Slavic

1 entries
  • великъ adj (very big, large scale)

Old English

1 entries
  • miċel adj (very big, large scale)

Old Norse

2 entries
  • mikill adj (very big, large scale)
  • stórr adj (very big, large scale)

Ottoman Turkish

4 entries
  • ایری adj (very big, large scale)
  • بزرك adj (very big, large scale)
  • بیوك adj (very big, large scale)
  • قوجه adj (very big, large scale)

Pashto

4 entries
  • ستر adj (very big, large scale)
  • غوره adj (very good)
  • لوی adj (very big, large scale)
  • لوی adj (important title)

Persian

4 entries
  • بزرگ adj (very big, large scale)
  • سترگ adj (very big, large scale)
  • عالی adj (very good)
  • عظیم adj (very big, large scale)

Plautdietsch

2 entries
  • groot (nds) adj (very big, large scale)
  • groot (nds) adj (very good)

Polish

4 entries
  • wielki adj (very big, large scale)
  • wielki adj (important title)
  • wspaniały adj (very good)
  • świetny adj (very good)

Portuguese

4 entries
  • distinto adj (important title)
  • enorme adj (very big, large scale)
  • fantástico adj (very good)
  • grande adj (very big, large scale)

Quechua

1 entries
  • hatun adj (very big, large scale)

Rapa Nui

1 entries
  • nui adj (very big, large scale)

Romanian

4 entries
  • foarte bun adj (very good)
  • mare adj (very big, large scale)
  • minunat adj (very good)
  • superb adj (very good)

Russian

4 entries
  • большо́й adj (very big, large scale)
  • вели́кий adj (very big, large scale)
  • вели́кий adj (important title)
  • великоле́пный adj (very good)

Sanskrit

2 entries
  • मह adj (very big, large scale)
  • महत् adj (very big, large scale)

Scots

4 entries
  • gey adj (very good)
  • great adj (very big, large scale)
  • muckle adj (very big, large scale)
  • unco adj (very big, large scale)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries
  • gòlem adj (very big, large scale)
  • izvrstan adj (very good)
  • odličan adj (very good)
  • vèlik adj (very big, large scale)

Slovak

2 entries
  • skvelý adj (very good)
  • veľký adj (very big, large scale)

Slovene

2 entries
  • odličen adj (very good)
  • velik adj (very big, large scale)

Spanish

4 entries
  • Grande adj (important title)
  • Magno adj (important title)
  • bonísimo adj (very good)
  • buenísimo adj (very good)

Sumerian

1 entries
  • 𒃲 adj (very good)

Swedish

4 entries
  • jättebra adj (very good)
  • stor adj (very big, large scale)
  • stor adj (important title)
  • jättebra intj (great!)

Tajik

1 entries
  • бузург adj (very big, large scale)

Tamil

3 entries
  • சூப்பர் intj (great!)
  • செம்ம intj (great!)
  • பிரமாதம் intj (great!)

Telugu

2 entries
  • గొప్ప adj (very big, large scale)
  • గొప్పవాడు noun (person of major significance, accomplishment or acclaim)

Thai

1 entries
  • ยอดเยี่ยม intj (great!)

Tocharian B

1 entries
  • orotstse adj (very big, large scale)

Turkish

3 entries
  • büyük adj (very big, large scale)
  • çok büyük adj (very big, large scale)
  • ünlü noun (person of major significance, accomplishment or acclaim)

Udi

1 entries
  • кала adj (very big, large scale)

Ugaritic

2 entries
  • 𐎗𐎁 adj (very big, large scale)
  • 𐎗𐎁 adj (very good)

Ukrainian

4 entries
  • вели́кий adj (very big, large scale)
  • прекра́сний adj (very good)
  • чуде́сний adj (very good)
  • чудо́вий adj (very good)

Venetan

1 entries
  • vèrceghe intj (great!)

Vietnamese

4 entries
  • Cả adj (important title)
  • khổng lồ adj (very big, large scale)
  • tuyệt adj (very good)
  • tuyệt vời adj (very good)

Welsh

3 entries
  • grêt adj (very good)
  • gwych adj (very good)
  • mawr adj (very big, large scale)

West-Frisian

1 entries
  • grut adj (very big, large scale)

Woiwurrung

1 entries
  • buladu adj (very big, large scale)

Sample sentences

47 total sentences available.

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You are the great love of my life.

Source: tatoeba (1788)

The discrepancy between the stories of the two parties involved in the accident was so great that the authorities had a hard time deciding which side was telling the truth.

Source: tatoeba (1918)

I have a great fear of being disdained by those I love and care about.

Source: tatoeba (1920)

Most people have a great disinclination to get out of bed early, even if they have to.

Source: tatoeba (1921)

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