Meaning & use
greater
Larger in size, extent, or degree than something else; the comparative form of 'great.'
See it in a sentence
The new engine offers greater fuel efficiency than the previous model.
She showed greater confidence in her second interview than in her first.
A note on using this word
Greater is also used before place names to describe an entire metropolitan region, as in 'Greater London.'
Words with a similar meaning
largerbigger
Choose a synonym to suit the sentence. Meanings can overlap without being identical.
Words with an opposite meaning
lessersmaller
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