What is another word for very great?

Pronunciation: [vˈɛɹɪ ɡɹˈe͡ɪt] (IPA)

When it comes to describing something that is truly exceptional, the phrase "very great" is certainly appropriate. However, there are a plethora of synonyms that can be used to convey the same meaning with a little more nuance and specificity. For instance, "immense" and "enormous" are both descriptors that indicate a sense of size and scale. "Phenomenal," "stupendous," and "splendid" all speak to the level of impressiveness and excellence. "Magnificent" and "majestic" have connotations of royalty and grandeur. "Monumental" suggests a sense of history and significance. Finally, "extraordinary" and "remarkable" both indicate something that is truly unique and special.

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What are the hypernyms for Very great?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Famous quotes with Very great

  • It is commonly said that men are forward to believe whatever is connected with their own interest. This in common cases is true; but it is also true, that when some very great and unexpected good news is brought to us, we find it very difficult to credit it.
    Archibald Alexander
  • 'Tis very great pity that they who are so apt to over-rate themselves in smaller matters, shou'd, where it most concerns them to know, and stand upon their Value, be so insensible of their own worth.
    Mary Astell
  • The lowest and most level land areas show us, especially when we dig there to very great depths, nothing but horizontal layers of material more or less varied, which almost all contain innumerable products of the sea.
    George Cuvier
  • In philosophy, you have to reckon with the implicit level of an accumulated reserve, and thus with a very great number of relays, with the shared responsibility of these relays.
    Jacques Derrida
  • The Jews don't like Farrakhan, so they call me Hitler. Well, that's a good name. Hitler was a very great man.
    Louis Farrakhan

Semantically related words: very well, very bad, very expensive, very funny, very pretty

What is the opposite of the word "very"? When is the opposite of "very" true?

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