greater

Adjective

• greater in size or importance or degree
  • "for the greater good of the community"
  • "the greater Antilles"

Adjective Satellite

• relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
• of major significance or importance
• remarkable or out of the ordinary in degree or magnitude or effect
• very good
• uppercase
• in an advanced stage of pregnancy

Adj

• comparative form of great: more great
• Of two (or, rarely, more than two) things: the larger in size (bigger), in value, in importance etc.
• In the names of places or geographic features:
• The larger geographic or administrative area that encompasses or belongs to a place (especially if both share the same name).
• In the names of places or geographic features:
• Including the surrounding urban areas and conurbation (of a city or other large settlement).
• In the names of places or geographic features:
• Referring to a state at its fullest historical (or desired future) extent including colonies, annexed land, etc.

Examples

• Greater Antilles
• Greater Armenia
• Greater London
• Greater New York includes adjacent parts of three states, as well as the City itself.
• greater yellowlegs

Synonyms

bang-up, big, bully, capital, corking, cracking, dandy, enceinte, expectant, gravid, great, groovy, heavy, keen, large, majuscule, neat, nifty, not bad, outstanding, peachy, slap-up, smashing, swell, with child

Antonyms

lesser

Related Words

greatest