GREAT as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • marked by active interest and enthusiasm
   Synonym(s)
   • avid (what does avid mean?)
   • eager (what does eager mean?)
   • zealous (what does zealous mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • an avid sports fan
   • a great walker
   • an eager beaver
   Similar To
   • enthusiastic (what does enthusiastic mean?)
2. Meaning
   • very good
   Synonym(s)
   • bang-up (what does bang-up mean?)
   • bully (what does bully mean?)
   • corking (what does corking mean?)
   • cracking (what does cracking mean?)
   • dandy (what does dandy mean?)
   • groovy (what does groovy mean?)
   • keen (what does keen mean?)
   • neat (what does neat mean?)
   • nifty (what does nifty mean?)
   • not bad(p) (what does not bad(p) mean?)
   • peachy (what does peachy mean?)
   • slap-up (what does slap-up mean?)
   • smashing (what does smashing mean?)
   • swell (what does swell mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • he did a bully job
   • a neat sports car
   • had a great time at the party
   • you look simply smashing
   Similar To
   • good (what does good mean?)
3. Meaning
   • more than usual
   Usage Example(s)
   • great expectations
   • great worry
   Similar To
   • high (what does high mean?)
4. Meaning
   • (used of persons) standing above others in character or attainment or reputation
   Synonym(s)
   • distinguished (what does distinguished mean?)
   • eminent (what does eminent mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • our distinguished professor
   • an eminent scholar
   • a great statesman
   Similar To
   • important (what does important mean?)
   • of import (what does of import mean?)
5. Meaning
   • relatively large in size or number or extent
   • larger than others of its kind
   Usage Example(s)
   • a great juicy steak
   • a great multitude
   • the great auk
   • a great old oak
   • a great ocean liner
   • a great delay
   Similar To
   • large (what does large mean?)
   • big (what does big mean?)
6. Meaning
   • uppercase
   Synonym(s)
   • capital (what does capital mean?)
   • majuscule (what does majuscule mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • capital A
   • great A
   • many medieval manuscripts are in majuscule script
   Similar To
   • uppercase (what does uppercase mean?)
7. Meaning
   • of major significance or importance
   Synonym(s)
   • outstanding (what does outstanding mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • a great work of art
   • Einstein was one of the outstanding figures of the 20th century
   Similar To
   • major (what does major mean?)
8. Meaning
   • remarkable or out of the ordinary in degree or magnitude or effect
   Usage Example(s)
   • a great crisis
   • had a great stake in the outcome
   Similar To
   • extraordinary (what does extraordinary mean?)