Synonyms

Greater

American

[grey-ter] / ˈgreɪ tər /

adjective

designating a city or country and its adjacent area.

Greater New York; Greater Los Angeles.

Greater British

/ ˈɡreɪtə /

adjective

(of a city) considered with the inclusion of the outer suburbs

Greater London

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Etymology

Origin of Greater

First recorded in 1570–80; great + -er ⁴

Vocabulary lists containing greater

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Greater clarity can help a speaker seem more refined but can also strike the ear as cold or pretentious.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026

Polls to pick new mayors in Greater Essex, Norfolk and Suffolk, Hampshire and the Solent, and Sussex and Brighton, have been pushed back until May 2028.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

He’s now the senior imam of the Islamic Society of Greater Oklahoma City.

From Slate • Apr. 19, 2026

Greater bond market volatility could tighten funding markets, which has been a focal point of past financial turmoil.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

They’d fashioned sticks into fake spears and pretended the two of them alone could defend their city from the creatures of the Greater Jungle, the monstrous beasts of legend.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray

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