/ Thesaurus / A Synonyms of alfred the great Find synonyms for: Noun1. Alfred, Alfred the Greatusage: king of Wessex; defeated the Vikings and encouraged writing in English (849-899)WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: denizen Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language