Antonyms for great
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1. great

   Large denotes extension in more than one direction, and beyond the average of the class to which the object belongs; we speak of a large surface or a large solid, but of a long line; a large field, a large room, a large apple, etc. A large man is a man of more than ordinary size; a great man is a man of remarkable mental power. Big is a more emphatic word than large, but of less dignity. We do not say that George Washington was a big man.

   Antonyms:
   brief, diminutive, inconsiderable, infinitesimal, insignificant, limited, little, mean, microscopic, minute, narrow, paltry, petty, scanty, short, slender, slight, small, tiny, trifling, trivial

   Synonyms:
   abundant, ample, big, broad, bulky, capacious, coarse, colossal, commodious, considerable, enormous, extensive, gigantic, grand, huge, immense, large, long, massive, spacious, vast, wide

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:2.5 / 2 votes

1. great

   Antonyms:
   little, narrow, puny, scanty, few, short, mean, ignoble, weak, unimportant

   Synonyms:
   big, wide, huge, numerous, protracted, excellent, large, immense, bulky, majestic, gigantic, vast, grand, sublime, august, eminent, magnanimous, noble, powerful, exalted, noticeable

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. greatadjective

   a person who has achieved distinction and honor in some field

   "he is one of the greats of American music"

   Antonyms:
   bad, lowercase, little, unimportant, small, nonpregnant, ordinary

2. greatadjective

   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"

   Antonyms:
   lowercase, ordinary, little, nonpregnant, small, unimportant, bad

   Synonyms:
   slap-up, gravid, majuscule, cracking, neat, capital, great(p), enceinte, swell, expectant, heavy(p), keen, nifty, with child(p), bang-up, smashing, not bad(p), corking, groovy, big(p), large(p), bully, dandy, peachy, outstanding

3. great, outstandingadjective

   of major significance or importance

   "a great work of art"; "Einstein was one of the outstanding figures of the 20th centurey"

   Antonyms:
   small, nonpregnant, unimportant, bad, ordinary, little, lowercase

   Synonyms:
   slap-up, gravid, majuscule, cracking, neat, capital, great(p), owing(p), enceinte, swell, spectacular, expectant, heavy(p), keen, nifty, with child(p), bang-up, smashing, prominent, not bad(p), corking, groovy, striking, salient, big(p), undischarged, large(p), bully, dandy, peachy, outstanding

4. greatadjective

   remarkable or out of the ordinary in degree or magnitude or effect

   "a great crisis"; "had a great stake in the outcome"

   Antonyms:
   lowercase, ordinary, nonpregnant, little, unimportant, small, bad

   Synonyms:
   slap-up, gravid, majuscule, cracking, neat, capital, great(p), enceinte, swell, expectant, heavy(p), keen, nifty, with child(p), bang-up, smashing, not bad(p), corking, groovy, big(p), large(p), bully, dandy, peachy, outstanding

5. bang-up, bully, corking, cracking, dandy, great, groovy, keen, neat, nifty, not bad(p), peachy, slap-up, swell, smashingadjective

   very good

   "he did a bully job"; "a neat sports car"; "had a great time at the party"; "you look simply smashing"

   Antonyms:
   lowercase, little, bad, unimportant, small, nonpregnant, ordinary

6. capital, great, majusculeadjective

   uppercase

   "capital A"; "great A"; "many medieval manuscripts are in majuscule script"

   Antonyms:
   unimportant, small, little, ordinary, lowercase, bad, nonpregnant

   Synonyms:
   slap-up, gravid, large(p), cracking, neat, majuscule, great(p), enceinte, swell, expectant, heavy(p), keen, nifty, with child(p), bang-up, smashing, not bad(p), corking, groovy, big(p), bully, dandy, peachy, outstanding, capital

7. big(p), enceinte, expectant, gravid, great(p), large(p), heavy(p), with child(p)adjective

   in an advanced stage of pregnancy

   "was big with child"; "was great with child"

   Antonyms:
   small, little, bad, lowercase, nonpregnant, ordinary, unimportant

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1. greatadjective

   Synonyms:
   immense, enormous, prodigious, gigantic, numerous, countless, superior, excellent, admirable, eminent, famous, illustrious, distinguished, renowned, famed, noted, egregious, flagrant, serious, grievous, fabulous, excessive, immoderate, exorbitant

Editors ContributionRate these antonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. bad

   because great is a nice word

   this is such a great day opposite (this is such a bad day)

   Submitted by anonymous on December 7, 2020  

How to use great in a sentence?

1. George Washington:

   I know [patriotism] exists, and I know it has done much in the present contest. But a great and lasting war can never be supported on this principle alone. It must be aided by a prospect of interest, or some reward.

2. Andrej Sukop:

   The scars on her eyelids especially needed some special treatment. the doctors and nurses are great, and it is fantastic that they can do such an amazing thing.

3. Vulgate:

   Great is truth, and all powerful.

4. Walker Viessman:

   I didn't expect anything for my birthday, but when Amanda Rhomberg brought me the bat Amanda Rhomberg made me, I was so excited and thankful I have that great of a friend, it was so nice of Amanda Rhomberg to spend that much time making me a bat for my birthday.

5. Richard Aboulafia:

   They have one of the biggest markets in the world, great resources, unlimited talent. The only thing they can do to fail is exactly what they're doing, if they change the rules, they could be phenomenal.

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