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  Grep  of  noun  greater 
  greater  antilles 
  greater  bombay 
  greater  burdock 
  greater  butterfly  orchid 
  greater  celandine 
  greater  knapweed 
  greater  kudu 
  greater  london 
  greater  masterwort 
  greater  new  orleans  bridge 
  greater  omentum 
  greater  pectoral  muscle 
  greater  peritoneal  sac 
  greater  pichiciego 
  greater  prairie  chicken 
  greater  rhomboid  muscle 
  greater  scaup 
  greater  spearwort 
  greater  stitchwort 
  greater  sunda  islands 
  greater  water  parsnip 
  greater  whitethroat 
  greater  yellowlegs 
 
  Overview  of  adj  greater 
 
  The  adj  greater  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (46)  greater  --  (greater  in  size  or  importance  or  degree;  "for  the  greater  good  of  the  community";  "the  greater  Antilles") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  great 
 
  The  adj  great  has  9  senses  (first  6  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (123)  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") 
  2.  (90)  great  --  (more  than  usual;  "great  expectations";  "great  worry") 
  3.  (39)  distinguished,  eminent,  great  --  ((used  of  persons)  standing  above  others  in  character  or  attainment  or  reputation;  "our  distinguished  professor";  "an  eminent  scholar";  "a  great  statesman") 
  4.  (26)  great,  outstanding  --  (of  major  significance  or  importance;  "a  great  work  of  art";  "Einstein  was  one  of  the  outstanding  figures  of  the  20th  century") 
  5.  (18)  great  --  (remarkable  or  out  of  the  ordinary  in  degree  or  magnitude  or  effect;  "a  great  crisis";  "had  a  great  stake  in  the  outcome") 
  6.  (7)  bang-up,  bully,  corking,  cracking,  dandy,  great,  groovy,  keen,  neat,  nifty,  not  bad  peachy,  slap-up,  swell,  smashing  --  ((informal)  very  good;  "a  bully  pulpit";  "a  neat  sports  car";  "had  a  great  time  at  the  party";  "you  look  simply  smashing") 
  7.  capital,  great,  majuscule  --  (uppercase;  "capital  A";  "great  A";  "many  medieval  manuscripts  are  in  majuscule  script") 
  8.  avid,  great,  eager,  zealous  --  (marked  by  active  interest  and  enthusiasm;  "an  avid  sports  fan";  "a  great  walker";  "an  eager  beaver") 
  9.  big  enceinte,  expectant,  gravid,  great,  large  heavy,  with  child  --  (in  an  advanced  stage  of  pregnancy;  "was  big  with  child";  "was  great  with  child") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  greater 
 
  1  sense  of  greater 
 
  Sense  1 
  greater  (vs.  lesser) 
 
  lesser  (vs.  greater) 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  great 
 
  9  senses  of  great 
 
  Sense  1 
  great 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  large  big)  ->  small  little 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  large  big)  ->  small  little 
 
  Sense  2 
  great 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  high)  ->  low 
 
  Sense  3 
  distinguished,  eminent,  great 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  important)  ->  unimportant 
 
  Sense  4 
  great,  outstanding 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  major)  ->  minor 
 
  Sense  5 
  great 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  extraordinary)  ->  ordinary 
 
  Sense  6 
  bang-up,  bully,  corking,  cracking,  dandy,  great,  groovy,  keen,  neat,  nifty,  not  bad(prenominal),  peachy,  slap-up,  swell,  smashing 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  good)  ->  bad 
 
  Sense  7 
  capital,  great,  majuscule 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  uppercase)  ->  lowercase 
 
  Sense  8 
  avid,  great,  eager,  zealous 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  enthusiastic)  ->  unenthusiastic 
 
  Sense  9 
  big(prenominal),  enceinte,  expectant,  gravid,  great(prenominal),  large(prenominal),  heavy(prenominal),  with  child(prenominal) 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  pregnant)  ->  nonpregnant 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  greater 
 
  1  sense  of  greater 
 
  Sense  1 
  greater  (vs.  lesser) 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  great 
 
  9  senses  of  great 
 
  Sense  1 
  great 
  =>  large  (vs.  small),  big  (vs.  little) 
 
  Sense  2 
  great 
  =>  high  (vs.  low) 
 
  Sense  3 
  distinguished,  eminent,  great 
  =>  important  (vs.  unimportant),  of  import 
 
  Sense  4 
  great,  outstanding 
  =>  major  (vs.  minor) 
 
  Sense  5 
  great 
  =>  extraordinary  (vs.  ordinary) 
 
  Sense  6 
  bang-up,  bully,  corking,  cracking,  dandy,  great,  groovy,  keen,  neat,  nifty,  not  bad(prenominal),  peachy,  slap-up,  swell,  smashing 
  =>  good  (vs.  bad) 
 
  Sense  7 
  capital,  great,  majuscule 
  =>  uppercase  (vs.  lowercase) 
 
  Sense  8 
  avid,  great,  eager,  zealous 
  =>  enthusiastic  (vs.  unenthusiastic) 
 
  Sense  9 
  big(prenominal),  enceinte,  expectant,  gravid,  great(prenominal),  large(prenominal),  heavy(prenominal),  with  child(prenominal) 
  =>  pregnant  (vs.  nonpregnant) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  greater 
 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  great 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  greater 
 
  greater  used  as  an  adjective  is  very  rare  (polysemy  count  =  1) 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  great 
 
  great  used  as  an  adjective  is  familiar  (polysemy  count  =  9) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  greater 
  greater 
 
  Grep  of  adj  great 
  great 
  great  bellied 
  greater 
  greatest 
  greathearted 
 
  Overview  of  adj  greater 
 
  The  adj  greater  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (46)  greater  --  (greater  in  size  or  importance  or  degree;  "for  the  greater  good  of  the  community";  "the  greater  Antilles") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  great 
 
  The  adj  great  has  9  senses  (first  6  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (123)  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") 
  2.  (90)  great  --  (more  than  usual;  "great  expectations";  "great  worry") 
  3.  (39)  distinguished,  eminent,  great  --  ((used  of  persons)  standing  above  others  in  character  or  attainment  or  reputation;  "our  distinguished  professor";  "an  eminent  scholar";  "a  great  statesman") 
  4.  (26)  great,  outstanding  --  (of  major  significance  or  importance;  "a  great  work  of  art";  "Einstein  was  one  of  the  outstanding  figures  of  the  20th  century") 
  5.  (18)  great  --  (remarkable  or  out  of  the  ordinary  in  degree  or  magnitude  or  effect;  "a  great  crisis";  "had  a  great  stake  in  the  outcome") 
  6.  (7)  bang-up,  bully,  corking,  cracking,  dandy,  great,  groovy,  keen,  neat,  nifty,  not  bad  peachy,  slap-up,  swell,  smashing  --  ((informal)  very  good;  "a  bully  pulpit";  "a  neat  sports  car";  "had  a  great  time  at  the  party";  "you  look  simply  smashing") 
  7.  capital,  great,  majuscule  --  (uppercase;  "capital  A";  "great  A";  "many  medieval  manuscripts  are  in  majuscule  script") 
  8.  avid,  great,  eager,  zealous  --  (marked  by  active  interest  and  enthusiasm;  "an  avid  sports  fan";  "a  great  walker";  "an  eager  beaver") 
  9.  big  enceinte,  expectant,  gravid,  great,  large  heavy,  with  child  --  (in  an  advanced  stage  of  pregnancy;  "was  big  with  child";  "was  great  with  child") 



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