What is your greatest source of inspiration?
Source: tatoeba (1852)
Greatest
/ˈɡɹeɪ.tɪst/
Synonyms for "greatest" (423 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (85)
Noun(20 words)
akbargoatlargest animalmaxmaximum extentmaximum valuemaximum work capacitymost abovegroundmost academic disciplinemost active listeningmost agriculturalmost animal cellmost animal featuremost animal-behavioralmost average-case complexitymost awfulmost biogeochemicalmost biologicmost biologicalmost biological level
archat the heightat the limitbestchampionchiefchoiceelecteliteextremefar outfirst classfirst ratefirst-classfirst-ratefor the bestfullfurthesthandpickedhighest
Adjective(23 words)
bestbiggestchampiondamnedestextreme valueforemostgrandestgreatest amountgreatest portionhighest quantityhugestlargestlargest countlargest numberlargest partlargest possible valueleadermaximal countmaximummaximum count
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Slang(1 words)
Determiner(15 words)
most administrative proceduremost aestheticmost ancient river valleymost ancient ruinsmost andalusianmost animal instinctmost animal-caremost applied techniquemost area codemost art techniquemost attic greekmost axial rotationmost backgroundmost base ten digitmost biological maintenance
Strong matches (127)
Determiner(71 words)
most biological topicsmost boolean logicmost burial-actionmost caregivingmost central government stylemost chemical sciencemost chemical-energymost chinesemost civil progress indexmost closed systemmost combined energymost communal decisionsmost communal livingmost community gardenmost computer setupmost copyingmost coral-formationmost criminal-codemost cultural artifactmost cultural enrichment
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most cultural practicemost cultural remnantsmost cultural-revolutionary eramost curriculum areamost daily low readingmost digital communicationmost district-schoolmost document-typemost drip-irrigationmost earth science curriculummost earthing conductormost earthly traitsmost ecological unitmost ecommercemost electrical chargemost electrical circuitsmost emergency water supplymost energetic teammost english phrasingmost environmental healthmost environmental policymost everydaymost evident factormost extreme formmost federal guidelinesmost feelingmost foragingmost forced readingmost foreign-language curriculummost foreign-languagesmost freehandmost genetic historymost geometric designsmost governmental planmost governmental policymost gravitational potential energymost greek mythologymost heat-transfermost honors physicsmost hydrated itemmost indigenous governancemost industrial revolutionmost industrial revolution growthmost instruction-setmost integermost inventory-itemmost kinetic energy conservingmost lab reagentmost latin american spanishmost legal codemost light-energy
Noun(47 words)
most biology teachermost bioticmost biotically significantmost catalog ordermost checkerboard-patternedmost civil progressmost colonialmost communal resourcesmost communalisticmost community-servicemost comparativemost compiledmost contactlessmost controllablymost criminalmost cultural achievementmost cultural legacymost cultural-revolutionarymost deformablemost determining
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most drip irrigation watermost drug-deliverymost earthlymost ecological productmost elastic energy transfermost endocrine-systemmost entiremost environmentalmost federalmost floralmost forcefulmost frenchmost frictionalmost general usemost geneticmost geologicmost geometricmost governmentalmost gravitation-basedmost group orientedmost in-schoolmost interactivemost kineticmost labeledmost language skills standardsmost length-measuringmost lever-action
Adverb(9 words)
most catalanmost classifyingmost design-stagemost distinctive personmost dutch watermost dynamic stabilitymost ecological classroom projectmost elastic potential energymost historical sequence
Related words (211)
Determiner(73 words)
most liquid-densitymost living organism specimenmost living system theorymost mass-measurementmost massingmost massive data pointmost math worksheetsmost measured motion energymost melting-pointmost mesopotamian influencemost metalworkingmost micro irrigationmost microscopic specimensmost model-organismmost modern historymost molecular biologymost molecular-structuremost national programmost natural-number sequencemost net unbalanced force
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most non greek lettermost numbermost oral-historymost order-numbermost organicmost partitive markermost pedestrianmost physical quantitymost piano duetmost political policymost pollinator-networkmost preserved elementmost processing capacitymost programming language syntaxmost public monumentmost quantified energymost random samplingmost reaction-based energymost red earth pigmentmost reflex tearingmost religious artmost resultant consequencemost role modelmost routine motionmost saved energymost signal-processingmost social-approachmost social-bondmost spanishmost spoken-languagemost state-government reformmost sudden motion-changemost talkative participantmost teaching-toolmost television-showmost tenfoldmost topsoilmost totalmost total numbermost toxic alterationmost trophic energy flowmost turning-pointmost urban ecosystemmost urban ecosystem healthmost urban planningmost vector notationmost verbal responsemost visual-artmost voting-rightsmost waste management systemmost watershedmost whole-organism levelmost written law
Adverb(10 words)
most local agencymost major partymost mesopotamianmost national iconmost ordinalmost organismic examplemost rentalmost resultantmost significant changesmost void
Adjective(16 words)
Noun(77 words)
most magazine-layoutmost manmademost massive galaxymost measuredmost medieval manuscriptmost meltingmost metabolicmost model-organismicmost motion-relatedmost nationalmost natural-numbermost natural-resourcemost nonbiologicalmost noneducationalmost nonmeasurablemost norwegianmost norwegian stylemost numberingmost observationalmost online book club
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most organism-widemost organismalmost patternedmost pedagogicalmost photosyntheticmost physicalmost physics-experimentalmost plantedmost policy movemost polite intensifiermost portuguese classmost potential-energymost practicalmost printmakingmost private orientedmost private-usemost propositionalmost public-advancingmost radical shiftmost rapidmost reasoningmost requiredmost scientificmost single-stagemost singletonmost social-networkedmost solid-statemost spanish language artsmost state-governmental regulationmost state-levelmost static channelmost stored energymost stored-energymost stored-energy-densitymost studentsmost swedish lagmost syntacticmost teamwork dynamicmost temperature-controlledmost textual samplemost thermal changemost thousand-yearmost tissue-formingmost total energymost total energy outputmost trophicmost turnaroundmost vector-quantitativemost vectorialmost voltage-referencemost water dailymost weekly-patternedmost whole-numbermost written language developmentpeak net force magnitudeswedish mestutmost regional historical
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: akbar, arch, at the height, at the limit, best.
- Sentence evidence is available for greatest, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from derived_reverse, moby, opengloss, wordnet, and related lexical sources.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "greatest".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "greatest"
Keep "greatest" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "greatest" intact in the sentence you are editing.
2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.
Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
After choosing a replacement for "greatest", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "greatest" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
7 entriesMore specific
10 entriesCollocations
7 entriesgreatest achievementgreatest challengegreatest common divisorgreatest extentgreatest impactgreatest numbergreatest value
Inflections
2 entriesDerivations
3 entriessimilar
1 entriesSample sentences
12 total sentences available.
Hunger is one of the greatest social miseries.
Source: tatoeba (18156)
The shortage of engineers is the greatest bottleneck to the development of our company.
Source: tatoeba (20052)
It's his greatest fault to be too generous.
Source: tatoeba (21079)
Showing 4 of 12 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "greatest"?
Closest matches include akbar, arch, at the height, at the limit, best.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "greatest"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.