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Adjective great has 9 senses
- great - 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: small, little (indirect, via large, big)
Antonyms: small, little (indirect, via large, big)
- great - more than usual; "great expectations"; "great worry"
Antonym: low (indirect, via high)
- distinguished, eminent, great - (used of persons) standing above others in character or attainment or reputation; "our distinguished professor"; "an eminent scholar"; "a great statesman"
Antonym: unimportant (indirect, via important)
- great, outstanding - of major significance or importance; "a great work of art"; "Einstein was one of the outstanding figures of the 20th century"
Antonym: minor (indirect, via major)
- great - remarkable or out of the ordinary in degree or magnitude or effect; "a great crisis"; "had a great stake in the outcome"
Antonym: ordinary (indirect, via extraordinary)
- bang-up, bully, corking, cracking, dandy, great, groovy, keen, neat, nifty, not bad, peachy, slap-up, swell, smashing - very good; "he did a bully job"; "a neat sports car"; "had a great time at the party"; "you look simply smashing"
Antonym: bad (indirect, via good)
- capital, great, majuscule - uppercase; "capital A"; "great A"; "many medieval manuscripts are in majuscule script"
Antonym: lowercase (indirect, via uppercase)
- avid, great, eager, zealous - marked by active interest and enthusiasm; "an avid sports fan"; "a great walker"; "an eager beaver"
Antonym: unenthusiastic (indirect, via enthusiastic)
- big, enceinte, expectant, gravid, great, large, heavy, with child - in an advanced stage of pregnancy; "was big with child"; "was great with child"
Antonym: nonpregnant (indirect, via pregnant)
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