great

• (s) relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
  • a great juicy steak
  • a great multitude
  • the great auk
  • a great old oak
  • a great ocean liner
  • a great delay
• (s) of major significance or importance
  • a great work of art
  • Einstein was one of the outstanding figures of the 20th centurey
  outstanding,
• (s) remarkable or out of the ordinary in degree or magnitude or effect
  • a great crisis
  • had a great stake in the outcome
• (s) very good
  • he did a bully job
  • a neat sports car
  • had a great time at the party
  • you look simply smashing
  bang-up, bully, corking, cracking, dandy, groovy, nifty, not bad, peachy, slap-up, smashing, swell, keen, neat,
• (s) uppercase
  • capital A
  • great A
  • many medieval manuscripts are in majuscule script
  majuscule, capital,
• (s) in an advanced stage of pregnancy
  • was big with child
  • was great with child
  enceinte, gravid, with child, expectant, large, big, heavy,

Nouns

• (n) a person who has achieved distinction and honor in some field
  • he is one of the greats of American music

Synonyms

Words of close approximity