Synonyms of great

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adjective

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

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• 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

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• 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

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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

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• 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

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• 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

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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

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

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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

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• 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

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• 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

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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

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

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

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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

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• 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

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• 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

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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

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

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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

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

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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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• 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

Phrases Containing great

• great divide

• great divide