Synonyms of great

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adjective

ˈgrāt 

1

as in skillful

having or showing exceptional knowledge, experience, or skill in a field of endeavor

one of the great anthropologists

Synonyms & Similar Words

• skillful
• good
• skilled
• adept
• experienced
• proficient
• expert
• practiced
• accomplished
• masterful
• talented
• educated
• virtuoso
• veteran
• complete
• gifted
• master
• professed
• practised
• masterly
• ace
• consummate
• crack
• crackerjack
• capable
• versed
• compleat
• handy
• clever
• efficient
• effective
• old
• employable
• competent
• trained
• qualified
• polished
• able
• deft
• slick
• taught
• dextrous
• dexterous
• adroit
• effectual
• all-round
• knowledgeable
• workmanlike
• fit
• fitted
• refined
• long-term
• well-rounded
• sure-handed
• schooled
• all-around
• multitalented
• tutored
• habile
• multiskilled

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• weak
• unable
• amateur
• incapable
• inexperienced
• unprofessional
• amateurish
• unskilled
• unfit
• unqualified
• unfitted
• incompetent
• inept
• inexpert
• new
• unskillful
• crude
• unseasoned
• rude
• artless
• inefficient
• ineffective
• ineffectual
• would-be
• beginning
• ignorant
• green
• primitive
• raw
• jackleg
• untalented
• rough
• untutored
• inexperienced
• untaught
• untrained
• untested
• unschooled
• untried
• awkward
• unpolished
• clumsy
• unseasoned
• ungifted
• talentless
• heavy-handed
• ham-fisted
• ham-handed

2

as in noble

having, characterized by, or arising from a dignified and generous nature

a great humanitarian

great acts of charity

Synonyms & Similar Words

• noble
• high
• sublime
• big
• honorable
• gallant
• magnanimous
• natural
• chivalrous
• lofty
• worthy
• elevated
• greathearted
• heroic
• high-minded
• venerable
• lordly
• magnificent
• heroical
• inspiring
• valiant
• exalted
• regal
• uplifting
• majestic
• moving
• numinous
• princely
• ennobled
• knightly
• glorified
• august

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• low
• base
• ignoble
• degraded
• degenerate
• wretched
• sordid
• vile
• ugly
• debased
• little
• abominable
• vicious
• contemptible
• offensive
• squalid
• lousy
• detestable
• repulsive
• despicable
• hateful
• sorry
• dirty
• narrow
• mean
• dastardly
• ignominious
• humiliating
• discreditable
• degrading
• coarse
• crude
• vulgar
• small-minded

3

as in long

lasting for a considerable time

haven't seen them in a great while

Synonyms & Similar Words

• long
• lengthy
• far
• endless
• long-term
• marathon
• extended
• long-drawn
• long-drawn-out
• prolonged
• long-lived
• persistent
• protracted
• permanent
• everlasting
• longish
• interminable
• aeonic
• aeonian
• all-day
• overlong
• multiyear
• multiday
• all-night

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• little
• short
• brief
• sudden
• short-term
• mini
• abrupt
• short-lived
• curtailed
• transient
• condensed
• momentary
• abbreviated
• fleeting
• ephemeral
• transitory
• shortish
• shortened
• short-range
• impermanent

4

as in large

of a size greater than average of its kind

saw a great moose calmly walking through our backyard

Synonyms & Similar Words

• large
• considerable
• sizable
• substantial
• big
• huge
• handsome
• tidy
• tremendous
• oversized
• enormous
• sizeable
• excessive
• gigantic
• massive
• vast
• outsized
• staggering
• oversize
• colossal
• voluminous
• goodly
• bulky
• spacious
• immense
• hefty
• extravagant
• husky
• outsize
• ample
• grand
• astronomical
• stupendous
• major
• biggish
• boxcar
• largish
• astronomic
• plentiful
• super
• mammoth
• prodigious
• appreciable
• cosmic
• mountainous
• cosmical
• humongous
• heroic
• hulking
• monumental
• heroical
• gargantuan
• extreme
• titanic
• galactic
• whopping
• abundant
• monstrous
• exorbitant
• inordinate
• monolithic
• herculean
• cavernous
• humungous
• copious
• gross
• jumbo
• bumper
• Himalayan
• thick
• cyclopean
• pharaonic
• vasty
• elephantine
• immoderate
• super-duper
• supersized
• hellacious
• king-sized
• roomy
• whacking
• Brobdingnagian
• commodious
• leviathan
• Bunyanesque
• capacious
• walloping
• king-size
• fat

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• small
• little
• smallish
• puny
• dinky
• dwarf
• tiny
• undersized
• dwarfish
• undersize
• little bitty
• diminutive
• minuscule
• mini
• microscopic
• miniature
• wee
• microscopical
• infinitesimal
• minute
• teeny
• pocket-size
• teensy
• pygmy
• shrimpy
• slight
• bantam
• thin
• slender
• Lilliputian
• half-pint
• slim
• petite
• pocket-sized
• microminiature
• teensy-weensy
• teeny-weeny
• pint-sized
• pint-size

5

as in excellent

of the very best kind

this cake is great!

Synonyms & Similar Words

• excellent
• wonderful
• terrific
• awesome
• fantastic
• lovely
• superb
• beautiful
• fabulous
• marvellous
• marvelous
• stellar
• fine
• prime
• hot
• neat
• cool
• quality
• famous
• classic
• heavenly
• good
• splendid
• exceptional
• divine
• immense
• brave
• sensational
• superior
• top
• top-notch
• slick
• first-rate
• superlative
• fab
• first-class
• nifty
• decent
• grand
• cracking
• choice
• noble
• unsurpassed
• keen
• dandy
• too much
• swell
• topping
• better
• high-class
• sterling
• groovy
• par excellence
• banner
• prize
• mean
• fantabulous
• radical
• top-shelf
• special
• peachy
• gone
• out of this world
• righteous
• frontline
• capital
• supernal
• blue-chip
• number one
• dope
• blue-ribbon
• dynamite
• No. 1
• boss
• topflight
• bumper
• primo
• adequate
• first-string
• gangbuster
• hype
• peachy keen
• bang-up
• bully
• A1
• tip-top
• crackerjack
• out-of-sight
• wizard
• acceptable
• gangbusters
• satisfactory
• brag
• down
• top-of-the-line
• okay
• A-OK
• boffo
• jim-dandy
• corking
• gilt-edge
• five-star
• prizewinning
• bonny
• classical
• traditional
• bonnie
• tolerable
• four-star
• phat
• all right
• gilt-edged
• numero uno
• OK
• fancy
• passable
• premium
• standard
• select
• high-grade
• high-test
• superfine

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• terrible
• poor
• awful
• lousy
• pathetic
• atrocious
• bad
• rotten
• wretched
• vile
• unsatisfactory
• inferior
• substandard
• execrable
• low-grade
• mediocre
• second-class
• middling
• second-rate

6

as in excited

showing urgent desire or interest

she's great on any type of sport that requires endurance

Synonyms & Similar Words

• excited
• avid
• enthusiastic
• eager
• anxious
• keen
• happy
• hungry
• ardent
• interested
• pumped
• crazy
• desirous
• solicitous
• enthused
• ready
• impatient
• thirsty
• greedy
• voracious
• nuts
• gung ho
• stoked
• hot
• wild
• willing
• champing at the bit
• chomping at the bit
• geeked
• hopped-up
• antsy
• agog
• juiced
• hepped up
• glad
• raring
• engaged
• longing
• obsessed
• athirst
• ambitious
• covetous
• craving
• restless
• game
• amenable
• pining
• breathless
• restive
• appetent
• unreluctant
• hankering
• hung up
• disposed
• inclined

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• indifferent
• casual
• unenthusiastic
• apathetic
• uninterested
• unconcerned
• disinterested
• nonchalant
• detached
• insouciant
• aloof
• incurious
• reluctant
• stolid
• lukewarm
• unwilling
• impassive
• hesitant
• lackadaisical
• languid
• languorous
• uneager
• halfhearted
• averse
• loath
• spiritless
• disinclined
• loth
• loathe

7

as in greatest

coming before all others in importance

regards global warming as the great issue of the day

Synonyms & Similar Words

• greatest
• main
• highest
• predominant
• primary
• big
• dominant
• foremost
• first
• leading
• key
• supreme
• central
• principal
• chief
• paramount
• cardinal
• overriding
• outstanding
• prior
• primal
• premier
• master
• sovereign
• major
• No. 1
• distinguished
• capital
• overbearing
• notable
• number one
• important
• noteworthy
• top
• preeminent
• grand
• stellar
• eminent
• sovran
• overmastering
• illustrious
• prestigious
• superior
• senior
• influential
• high-level
• unparalleled
• mighty
• arch
• momentous
• unequalled
• signal
• significant
• numero uno
• incomparable
• noble
• famous
• unequaled
• star
• unsurpassed
• renowned
• celebrated
• matchless
• famed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• last
• least
• minor
• slight
• negligible
• trivial
• insignificant
• unimportant
• secondary
• inconsiderable
• inferior
• subordinate
• inconsequential
• trifling
• collateral
• subsidiary

8

as in aristocratic

of high birth, rank, or station

a descendant of one of the great families of Philadelphia

Synonyms & Similar Words

• aristocratic
• noble
• gentle
• grand
• upper-class
• patrician
• upper-crust
• royal
• genteel
• highborn
• superior
• high
• highbred
• blue-blooded
• lofty
• silk-stocking
• exalted
• wellborn
• senior
• high-level
• regal
• gentlemanly
• elevated
• princely
• ladylike
• kingly
• queenly
• knightly
• ennobled
• lordly

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• common
• low
• humble
• mean
• ignoble
• lowly
• plebeian
• lower-class
• inferior
• ordinary
• illegitimate
• bastard
• ungenteel
• nonaristocratic
• plain
• knavish
• baseborn
• degraded
• junior
• subordinate
• abased

great

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adverb

as in nicely

in a pleasing way

the game was going great for the home team

Synonyms & Similar Words

• nicely
• well
• deliciously
• delightfully
• finely
• enjoyably
• wonderfully
• beautifully
• splendidly
• favorably
• excellently
• happily
• pleasantly
• gloriously
• sweetly
• satisfyingly
• agreeably
• gratifyingly
• pleasingly
• prettily
• charmingly
• enchantingly
• pleasurably
• dreamily
• felicitously
• welcomely
• magnificently
• winningly
• marvelously
• swimmingly
• delectably
• superbly
• fortunately
• luckily
• fetchingly
• palatably
• handsomely
• grandly
• advantageously
• helpfully
• blessedly
• attractively
• sensationally
• appealingly
• temptingly
• enticingly
• invitingly
• appetizingly

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• badly
• ill
• unpleasantly
• terribly
• awfully
• disagreeably
• dreadfully
• horribly
• appallingly
• shockingly
• abominably
• sickeningly
• horrendously
• vilely
• horridly
• disgustingly
• annoyingly
• distressingly
• irritatingly
• vexingly

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a great success

a huge success

a big success

a complete success

an incredible success

a tremendous success

a great man

a terrific man

an awesome man

a wonderful man

a fantastic man

an incredible man

a great interest

a tremendous interest

a huge interest

a major interest

a significant interest

an incredible interest

a great value

a fantastic value

an amazing value

an incredible value

an awesome value

a terrific value

Examples of great in a Sentence

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Adjective

For example, these Nightmare Before Christmas pajamas from Hanna Andersson are great for kids who watch the movie over and over again during the holidays. —Christopher Murray, Fox News, 22 Oct. 2024

Participants reported better sleep and greater satisfaction with life, stress, and relationships.4 Use Social Media for Its Positives Despite its potentially addictive nature, social media can serve many positive purposes. —Sarah Garone, Health, 22 Oct. 2024

Adverb

Made from breathable cotton with woven dobby texture, this throw blanket would look great draped across the top of a couch or over an accent chair. —Jen Cason, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Sep. 2024

The luscious colors and patterns look great draped across chairs, sofas, or beds. —Terri Williams, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024

Phrases Containing great

• great divide