Top synonyms for “great”: bang-up, bully, capital, corking, cracking, dandy, groovy, keen, and 17 more below.
Definitions
- (noun)a person who has achieved distinction and honor in some field“he is one of the greats of American music”
- (adjective)very good“he did a bully job”
- (adjective)of major significance or importance“a great work of art”
- (adjective)relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind“a great juicy steak”
- (adjective)uppercase“capital A”
- (adjective)remarkable or out of the ordinary in degree or magnitude or effect“a great crisis”
Definitions sourced from Princeton WordNet (BSD license).
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Common synonyms for "great" include bang-up, bully, capital, corking, cracking, dandy. Our thesaurus lists 25 total alternatives drawn from Princeton WordNet. Click any synonym to find its rhymes.
What does "great" mean?
a person who has achieved distinction and honor in some field Example: "he is one of the greats of American music"
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