Greatest and Least

Greatest

Greatest adjective - Coming before all others in importance.
Usage example: the greatest achievement in the history of cinema

Least is an antonym for greatest.

Least

Least adjective - The superlative of `little' that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by `the'; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree.

Greatest is an antonym for least.

Both words in one sentence

  • My Greatest Failure G'kar had at least one greatest failure: Torturing Londo and submitting him to literal Mind Rape to discover how completely Londo fistfucked the Narn people with the Shadows' help.
  • Zero-G Spot At least one character thinks the sleep field is the greatest invention since sliced bread... But prefers to sleep on a traditional mattress.
    Source: Zero-G Spot
  • He insults people and treats everyone as beneath him since he has "the greatest brain in the universe." Or, at least, he claims not to care.
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