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adjective

ˈgrāt How to pronounce great (audio)
Definition of greatnext
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as in excellent
of the very best kind this cake is great!

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2
as in skillful
having or showing exceptional knowledge, experience, or skill in a field of endeavor one of the great anthropologists

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3
as in noble
having, characterized by, or arising from a dignified and generous nature a great humanitarian great acts of charity

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as in long
lasting for a considerable time haven't seen them in a great while

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as in large
of a size greater than average of its kind saw a great moose calmly walking through our backyard

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as in excited
showing urgent desire or interest she's great on any type of sport that requires endurance

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as in greatest
coming before all others in importance regards global warming as the great issue of the day

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as in aristocratic
of high birth, rank, or station a descendant of one of the great families of Philadelphia

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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

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Recent Examples of great
Adjective
With its stylish design, magnetic clasp, and multiple colorways, this high-quality passport and document holder also makes a great gift for the travelers in your life. — Annita Katee, Travel + Leisure, 22 Aug. 2026 At the same time, long-term agreements with customers are giving Micron greater visibility into future demand, including 16 deals disclosed in June and more signed since. — Alexa Lomonaco, CNBC, 22 Aug. 2026
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With its outdoor-friendly build, rich bass, and already more affordable price for a great-sounding speaker, this deal needs to be on your invitation list. — Kelsey Fogarty, PC Magazine, 17 July 2026 The community does not need another great-sounding but impossible-to-implement program. — Thomas J. Dart, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for great
Recent Examples of Synonyms for great
  1. excellent
  2. skillful
  3. noble
  4. long
  5. large
  6. excited
  7. main
  8. aristocratic
Adjective
  • Simashev is excellent defensively and on retrievals and tilts the ice in his favor.
    — Corey Pronman, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
  • As far as pop stars who happen to also be thoughtful and excellent songwriters go, Kahan is in the upper ranks.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of excellent
Adjective
  • Fortunately, her protégées—her grandnieces and other female students in the village—are skillful artists in their own right.
    — Marisol Delarosa, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Rogers is a skillful campaigner who might continue to capitalize on this strategy.
    — Michael Traugott, The Conversation, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of skillful
Adjective
  • The historic home, situated between Via Rodari and Piazza Roma, dates to the 16th and 17th centuries and takes its name from a noble clan that included Pope Innocent XI, head of the Catholic Church in the late 1600s.
    — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Next weekend’s slate of new releases looks a lot like this week’s leaderboards — a ton of bright contenders who will engage in a noble, if doomed effort to topple the reigning kings.
    — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of noble
Adjective
  • The Pentagon estimates roughly 75% of Americans ages 17 to 24 are ineligible to serve, and has been that way for a long time, with obesity and failure to meetacademic standards among the leading reasons.
    — Steven Beynon, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Towering live oaks draped with Spanish moss lined the neighborhood, casting long shadows across the pavement as the sun began to set.
    — Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of long
Adjective
  • Beyond the possibility of romance, these sessions tap into a larger need for connection.
    — Kaitlyn Harvey, AJC.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • In June, SpaceX had the largest IPO in history, creating multimillion-dollar windfalls for some longtime employees.
    — Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of large
Adjective
  • To see people still excited about it all these years later is crazy.
    — Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • As if the matchup isn’t reason enough to be excited about Lowe’s home run prop, playing in Colorado enhances that excitement.
    — Josh Shepardson, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of excited
Adjective
  • For the first time in almost a month, a large tanker last week began loading crude at the western terminal of Iran’s main export hub Kharg Island, Windward said.
    — Charlotte Reck, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026
  • The team behind the project, presented during the second edition of Open Doors with a focus on films from Africa, was one of the two main winners of the Open Doors Grant.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of main
Adjective
  • Here’s one book written by this aristocratic Thai woman almost 80 years ago.
    — Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 18 Aug. 2026
  • In it, a twelve-year-old boy, Cosimo, rebels against his aristocratic family, and the Enlightenment’s false divide between nature and culture, by climbing a holm oak and spending his life in the canopy.
    — Eric Klinenberg, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026
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