| Adj. | 1. | great - 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"big, large - above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent; "a large city"; "set out for the big city"; "a large sum"; "a big (or large) barn"; "a large family"; "big businesses"; "a big expenditure"; "a large number of newspapers"; "a big group of scientists"; "large areas of the world" | |
| 2. | great - more than usual; "great expectations"; "great worry"high - greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount; "a high temperature"; "a high price"; "the high point of his career"; "high risks"; "has high hopes"; "the river is high"; "he has a high opinion of himself" | |
| 3. | great - (used of persons) standing above others in character or attainment or reputation; "our distinguished professor"; "an eminent scholar"; "a great statesman"important, of import - of great significance or value; "important people"; "the important questions of the day" | |
| 4. | great - of major significance or importance; "a great work of art"; "Einstein was one of the outstanding figures of the 20th century"major - of greater importance or stature or rank; "a major artist"; "a major role"; "major highways" | |
| 5. | great - remarkable or out of the ordinary in degree or magnitude or effect; "a great crisis"; "had a great stake in the outcome"extraordinary - beyond what is ordinary or usual; highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable; "extraordinary authority"; "an extraordinary achievement"; "her extraordinary beauty"; "enjoyed extraordinary popularity"; "an extraordinary capacity for work"; "an extraordinary session of the legislature" | |
| 6. | great - 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 colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech good - having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified; "good news from the hospital"; "a good report card"; "when she was good she was very very good"; "a good knife is one good for cutting"; "this stump will make a good picnic table"; "a good check"; "a good joke"; "a good exterior paint"; "a good secretary"; "a good dress for the office" | |
| 7. | great - uppercase; "capital A"; "great A"; "many medieval manuscripts are in majuscule script"uppercase - relating to capital letters which were kept in the top half of a compositor's type case; "uppercase letters; X and Y and Z etc" | |
| 8. | great - marked by active interest and enthusiasm; "an avid sports fan"; "a great walker"; "an eager beaver"enthusiastic - having or showing great excitement and interest; "enthusiastic crowds filled the streets"; "an enthusiastic response"; "was enthusiastic about taking ballet lessons" | |
| 9. | great - in an advanced stage of pregnancy; "was big with child"; "was great with child"pregnant - carrying developing offspring within the body or being about to produce new life | |