Nouns (1)
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great
n. a person who has achieved distinction and honor in some field; "he is one of the greats of American music"
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Adjectives (9)
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great
adj. more than usual: "high risks"; "high winds"; "great expectations"; "great worry"
great
adj. remarkable or out of the ordinary in degree or magnitude or effect; "a great crisis"; "had a great stake in the outcome"
great, outstanding
adj. of major significance or importance; "a great work of art"; "Einstein was one of the outstanding figures of the 20th centurey"
great, many
adj. a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by `as' or `too' or `so' or `that'; amounting to a large but indefinite number; "many temptations"; "the temptations are many"; "a good many"; "a great many"; "many directions"; "take as many apples as you like"; "too many clouds to see"; "never saw so many people"
capital, great, majuscule
adj. uppercase; "capital A"; "great A"; "many medieval manuscripts are in majuscule script"
Fuzzynyms (155)
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majestic, olympian
adj. majestic in manner or bearing; superior to mundane matters; "his majestic presence"; "olympian detachment"; "olympian beauty and serene composure"
mighty
adj. having or showing great strength or force or intensity; "struck a mighty blow"; "the mighty logger Paul Bunyan"; "the pen is mightier than the sword"- Bulwer-Lytton
abundant
adj. present in great quantity; "an abundant supply of water"
generous
adj. more than adequate; "a generous portion"
excessive, extravagant, exuberant, overweening
adj. unrestrained, especially with regard to feelings; "extravagant praise"; "exuberant compliments"; "overweening ambition"; "overweening greed"
big, bighearted, bounteous, bountiful, freehanded, handsome, giving, liberal, openhanded
adj. given or giving freely; "was a big tipper"; "the bounteous goodness of God"; "bountiful compliments"; "a freehanded host"; "a handsome allowance"; "Saturday's child is loving and giving"; "a liberal backer of the arts"; "a munificent gift"; "her fond and openhanded grandfather"
bountiful, plentiful
adj. producing in abundance; "the bountiful earth"; "a plentiful year"; "fruitful soil"
ample, copious, plenteous, plentiful, rich
adj. affording an abundant supply; "had ample food for the party"; "copious provisions"; "food is plentiful"; "a plenteous grape harvest"; "a rich supply"
lavish, munificent, overgenerous, too-generous, unsparing, unstinted, unstinting
adj. very generous; "distributed gifts with a lavish hand"; "the critics were lavish in their praise"; "a munificent gift"; "his father gave him a half-dollar and his mother a quarter and he thought them munificent"; "prodigal praise"; "unsparing generosity"; "his unstinted devotion"; "called for unstinting aid to Britain"
charitable
adj. full of love and generosity; "charitable to the poor"; "a charitable trust"
improvident
adj. not provident; not providing for the future
extravagant, prodigal, profligate, spendthrift
adj. recklessly wasteful; "prodigal in their expenditures"
incomparable, uncomparable
adj. such that comparison is impossible; unsuitable for comparison or lacking features that can be compared; "an incomparable week of rest and pleasure"; "the computer proceeds with its incomparable logic and efficiency"; "this report is incomparable with the earlier ones because of different breakdowns of the data"
superior
adj. having an orbit farther from the sun than the Earth's orbit; "Mars and Jupiter are the closest in of the superior planets"
ace, A-one, crack, first-rate, super, tiptop, topnotch, top-notch, tops(p)
adj. of the highest quality; "an ace reporter"; "a crack shot"; "a first-rate golfer"; "a super party"; "played top-notch tennis"; "an athlete in tiptop condition"; "she is absolutely tops"
exorbitant, extortionate, outrageous, steep, unconscionable, usurious
adj. greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation; "exorbitant rent"; "extortionate prices"; "spends an outrageous amount on entertainment"; "usurious interest rate"; "unconscionable spending"
expensive
adj. high in price or charging high prices; "expensive clothes"; "an expensive shop"
overpriced
adj. too costly for the value; "overpriced items at resort shops"
absurd
adj. inconsistent with reason or logic or common sense; "the absurd predicament of seeming to argue that virtue is highly desirable but intensely unpleasant"- Walter Lippman
hideous, horrid, horrific, outrageous
adj. grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror; "subjected to outrageous cruelty"; "a hideous pattern of injustice"; "horrific conditions in the mining industry"
blind, unreasoning
adj. not based on reason or evidence; "blind hatred"; "blind faith"; "unreasoning panic"
sparse, thin
adj. not dense; "a thin beard"; "trees were sparse"
economical, frugal, scotch, sparing, stinting
adj. avoiding waste; "an economical meal"; "an economical shopper"; "a frugal farmer"; "a frugal lunch"; "a sparing father and a spending son"; "sparing in their use of heat and light"; "stinting in bestowing gifts"; "thrifty because they remember the great Depression"; "`scotch' is used only informally"
moderate, temperate
adj. not extreme; "a moderate penalty"; "temperate in his response to criticism"
fair, fairish, reasonable
adj. not excessive or extreme; "a fairish income"; "reasonable prices"
outermost, outmost
adj. situated at the farthest possible point from a center
champion
adj. holding first place in a contest; "a champion show dog"; "a prizewinning wine"
choice, prime(a), prize, quality, select
adj. of superior grade; "choice wines"; "prime beef"; "prize carnations"; "quality paper"; "select peaches"
elect, elite
adj. selected as the best; "an elect circle of artists"; "elite colleges"
outstanding
adj. distinguished from others in excellence; "did outstanding work in human relations"; "an outstanding war record"
excellent, first-class, fantabulous, splendid
adj. very good;of the highest quality; "made an excellent speech"; "the school has excellent teachers"; "a first-class mind"
transcendent, surpassing
adj. exceeding or surpassing usual limits especially in excellence
bleached, faded, washed-out, washy
adj. having lost freshness or brilliance of color; "sun-bleached deck chairs"; "faded jeans"; "a very pale washed-out blue"; "washy colors"
pastel
adj. delicate and pale in color; "pastel pink"
illiberal, intolerant
adj. narrow-minded about cherished opinions
addicted
adj. compulsively or physiologically dependent on something habit-forming; "she is addicted to chocolate"; "addicted to cocaine"
obsessional, obsessive
adj. characterized by or constituting an obsession; "the obsessional character of his response"; "obsessive gambling"
rabid
adj. of or infected by rabies
revolutionary, radical
adj. markedly new or introducing radical change; "a revolutionary discovery"; "radical political views"
revolutionary
adj. advocating or engaged in revolution; "revolutionary pamphlets"; "a revolutionary junta"
matchless, nonpareil, one(a), one and only(a), peerless, unmatched, unmatchable, unrivaled, unrivalled
adj. eminent beyond or above comparison; "matchless beauty"; "the team's nonpareil center fielder"; "she's one girl in a million"; "the one and only Muhammad Ali"; "a peerless scholar"; "infamy unmatched in the Western world"; "wrote with unmatchable clarity"; "unrivaled mastery of her art"
fresh, new, novel
adj. original and of a kind not seen before; "the computer produced a completely novel proof of a well-known theorem"
unwonted
adj. out of the ordinary; "an unwonted softness in her face"
scarce
adj. deficient in quantity or number compared with the demand; "fresh vegetables were scarce during the drought"
alone(p), unique, unequaled, unequalled, unparalleled
adj. radically distinctive and without equal; "he is alone in the field of microbiology"; "this theory is altogether alone in its penetration of the problem"; "Bach was unique in his handling of counterpoint"; "craftsmen whose skill is unequaled"; "unparalleled athletic ability"; "a breakdown of law unparalleled in our history"
glorious, resplendent, splendid, splendiferous
adj. having great beauty and splendor; "a glorious spring morning"; "a glorious sunset"; "splendid costumes"; "a kind of splendiferous native simplicity"
supreme
adj. highest in excellence or achievement; "supreme among musicians"; "a supreme endxxeavor"; "supreme courage"
overriding, paramount, predominant, predominate, preponderant, preponderating
adj. having superior power and influence; "the predominant mood among policy-makers is optimism"
leading(a), preeminent
adj. greatest in importance or degree or significance or achievement; "our greatest statesmen"; "the country's leading poet"; "a preeminent archeologist"
pivotal, polar
adj. being of crucial importance; "a pivotal event"; "Its pivotal location has also exposed it to periodic invasions"- Henry Kissinger; "the polar events of this study"; "a polar principal"
cardinal, central, fundamental, key, primal
adj. serving as an essential component; "a cardinal rule"; "the central cause of the problem"; "an example that was fundamental to the argument"; "computers are fundamental to modern industrial structure"
essential
adj. basic and fundamental; "the essential feature"
chief(a), main(a), primary(a), principal(a), master(a)
adj. most important element; "the chief aim of living"; "the main doors were of solid glass"; "the principal rivers of America"; "the principal example"; "policemen were primary targets"; "the master bedroom"; "a master switch"
vital, life-sustaining
adj. performing an essential function in the living body; "vital organs"; "blood and other vital fluids"; "the loss of vital heat in shock"; "a vital spot"; "life-giving love and praise"
Synonyms (32)
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advanced
adj. (of societies) highly developed especially in technology or industry; "advanced societies"; "an advanced country technologically"
broad(a), full(a)
adj. being at a peak or culminating point; "broad daylight"; "full summer"
climactic
adj. consisting of or causing a climax; "a climactic development"
exalted
adj. of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style; "an exalted ideal"; "argue in terms of high-flown ideals"- Oliver Franks; "a noble and lofty concept"; "a grand purpose"
last, utmost
adj. highest in extent or degree; "to the last measure of human endurance"; "whether they were accomplices in the last degree or a lesser one was...to be determined individually"
overflowing, swollen, flooding, in flood
adj. overfull with water; "swollen rivers and creeks"
graduate(a), postgraduate
adj. of or relating to studies beyond a bachelor's degree; "graduate courses"
higher(a)
adj. of education beyond the secondary level; "higher education"; "higher learning"
higher(a)
adj. advanced in complexity or elaboration; "higher finance"; "higher mathematics"
soaring
adj. ascending to a level markedly higher than the usual; "soaring prices"
bonzer
adj. remarkable or wonderful
pyrotechnic
adj. suggestive of fireworks; "pyrotechnic keyboard virtuosity"; "a pyrotechnic wit"
terrific
adj. very great or intense; "a terrific noise"; "a terrific thunderstorm storm"; "fought a terrific battle"
one
adj. being a single entity made by combining separate components; "three chemicals combining into one solution"
preternatural, uncanny
adj. surpassing the ordinary or normal; "Beyond his preternatural affability there is some acid and some steel" - George Will; "his uncanny sense of direction"
some
adj. remarkable; "that was some party"; "she is some skier"
special
adj. for a special service or occasion; "a special correspondent"; "a special adviser to the committee"; "had to get special permission for the event"
wonderworking
adj. performing or able to perform wonders or miracles
leading(p), prima(p), star(p), starring(p), stellar(a)
adj. indicating the most important performer or role; "the leading man"; "prima ballerina"; "prima donna"; "a star figure skater"; "the starring role"; "a stellar role"; "a stellar performance"
big
adj. marked by intense physical force; "a big wind"
much
adj. with mass nouns; "much traffic"
Antonyms (8)
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ordinary
adj. not exceptional in any way especially in quality or ability or size or degree; "ordinary everyday objects"; "ordinary decency"; "an ordinary day"; "an ordinary wine"
bantam, diminutive, lilliputian, midget, petite, tiny, flyspeck
adj. very small; "diminutive in stature"; "a lilliputian chest of drawers"; "her petite figure"; "tiny feet"; "the flyspeck nation of Bahrain moved toward democracy"
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