What is another word for major?
Synonyms for major
ˈmeɪ dʒərma·jor
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Princeton's WordNet
majornoun
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines; below lieutenant colonel and above captain
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minor, peanut, junior, nonaged, insignificant, secondary, underageMajor, John Major, John R. Major, John Roy Majornoun
British statesman who was prime minister from 1990 until 1997 (born in 1943)
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junior, minor, nonaged, secondary, peanut, underage, insignificantmajornoun
a university student who is studying a particular field as the principal subject
"she is a linguistics major"
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nonaged, minor, underage, peanut, insignificant, junior, secondarymajoradjective
the principal field of study of a student at a university
"her major is linguistics"
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junior, minor, secondary, nonaged, insignificant, peanut, underagemajoradjective
of greater importance or stature or rank
"a major artist"; "a major role"; "major highways"
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major(ip)Antonyms:
nonaged, minor, secondary, insignificant, underage, junior, peanutmajoradjective
greater in scope or effect
"a major contribution"; "a major improvement"; "a major break with tradition"; "a major misunderstanding"
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major(ip)Antonyms:
nonaged, minor, peanut, underage, insignificant, secondary, juniormajoradjective
greater in number or size or amount
"a major portion (a majority) of the population"; "Ursa Major"; "a major portion of the winnings"
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major(ip)Antonyms:
secondary, underage, insignificant, nonaged, junior, minor, peanutmajoradjective
of the field of academic study in which one concentrates or specializes
"his major field was mathematics"
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major(ip)Antonyms:
minor, junior, insignificant, nonaged, secondary, underage, peanutmajoradjective
of a scale or mode
"major scales"; "the key of D major"
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major(ip)Antonyms:
nonaged, junior, underage, secondary, minor, peanut, insignificantmajoradjective
of greater seriousness or danger
"a major earthquake"; "a major hurricane"; "a major illness"
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major(ip)Antonyms:
peanut, nonaged, minor, underage, secondary, insignificant, juniormajoradjective
of full legal age
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major(ip)Antonyms:
minor, underage, insignificant, peanut, junior, nonaged, secondarymajor(ip)verb
of the elder of two boys with the same family name
"Jones major"
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minor, secondary, nonaged, peanut, insignificant, underage, juniormajorverb
have as one's principal field of study
"She is majoring in linguistics"
Antonyms:
junior, peanut, underage, minor, secondary, nonaged, insignificant
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Editors Contribution
key partadverb
Submitted by jndiwehfyusn on September 20, 2021most important
it is the major thing. most important part of the human body is the heart.
the heart is the major i.e most important part of human body
Submitted by halimat_l on November 30, 2019
Dictionary of English Synonymes
majoradjective
Synonyms:
greater
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "major":
main, important, large, principal, great, key, significant, big, primary, majeure, serious, substantial, considerable, huge, leading, large-scale, tai, grand, mainly, maj., broad, vast, top, core, enormous, essential, heavy, grave, fundamental, grandes, larger, severe, largest, high, wide, senior, greater, massive, grands, commander, critical, crucial, maj, greatest, extensive, vital, chief, strong, prominent, importance, tremendous, grande, central, much
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Words popularity by usage frequency
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#104 | top | |
#164 | high | |
#209 | great | |
#279 | much | |
#330 | big | |
#373 | main | |
#462 | large | |
#569 | key | |
#573 | important | |
#638 | major | |
#686 | central | |
#917 | wide | |
#1133 | huge | |
#1243 | primary | |
#1330 | larger | |
#1340 | strong | |
#1406 | significant | |
#1445 | senior | |
#1450 | grand | |
#1465 | leading | |
#1480 | greater | |
#1617 | core | |
#1783 | critical | |
#1793 | chief | |
#1812 | largest | |
#2107 | serious | |
#2131 | essential | |
#2145 | heavy | |
#2831 | principal | |
#2946 | importance | |
#3023 | greatest | |
#3482 | extensive | |
#3516 | broad | |
#3754 | massive | |
#3964 | severe | |
#4284 | mainly | |
#4428 | fundamental | |
#4434 | substantial | |
#4760 | vital | |
#5438 | vast | |
#5953 | considerable | |
#6145 | commander | |
#6242 | crucial | |
#8005 | grande | |
#8065 | grave | |
#8121 | enormous | |
#8513 | prominent | |
#8774 | tremendous | |
#11579 | tai | |
#23417 | maj | |
#35766 | grandes | |
#44693 | grands | |
#50259 | majeure |
How to use major in a sentence?
Finance Minister Joaquim Levy:
They have enough cash to run, of course the government could always act as a major shareholder. But we should not be seeking easy solutions. We have budget constraints.
Without a deal, the international sanctions regime will unravel, with little ability to re-impose it, With this deal, we have the possibility to peacefully resolve a major threat to regional and international security.
We are now starting to see the 'Remain' campaign edge into a lead, although without a major boost which some may have predicted following (Obama's visit), the challenge for the Remain campaign continues to be in getting a high turnout among younger voters.
All the major causes of the food crisis are still with us — conflict, Covid, climate change, high fuel prices, i do think we have to prepare for 2023 being a rough year.
The U.S. plays a major role for their investment banking revenues and if the U.S. doesn't deliver the results they are expecting, what else does compensate for this? That is really a concern.
Translations for major
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- رائدArabic
- гало́ўныBelarusian
- majorCatalan, Valencian
- majorCzech
- majorDanish
- dur, Major, Hauptfach, VolljährigeGerman
- ενήλικας, ειδικότητα, ταγματάρχης, μεγάλος, μείζων, επισμηναγός, ειδικευόμενοςGreek
- majoroEsperanto
- asignatura principal, comandante, mayor, mayor de edadSpanish
- عمدهPersian
- pääaineopiskelija, pääaine, majuri, suuri, merkittävä, täysi-ikäinen, tärkeä, suurin, [[opiskella]] [[pääaineena]], duuriFinnish
- commandant, plus grand, de taille, plus important, [[matière]] [[principal, majeur, très importantFrench
- príomhábhar, maorIrish
- ard-chaptanManx
- प्रमुखHindi
- őrnagyHungarian
- մայորArmenian
- mayor, jurusanIndonesian
- maggiore, maggiorenneItalian
- גדולHebrew
- 専攻, 少佐, メジャーJapanese
- ಪ್ರಮುಖKannada
- 전공, 專攻Korean
- MaiorLatin
- meihaMāori
- полноле́тник, ма́јорMacedonian
- mejarMalay
- meerderjarige, hoofdvak, majoorDutch
- større, majorNorwegian
- poważnyPolish
- maior, major, principal, maior de idadePortuguese
- maior, maioriRomanian
- совершеннолетний, крупный, совершенноле́тний, специализи́роваться, [[основно́й]] [[предме́т]], мажо́рный, майо́р, [[гла́вный]] [[предме́т]], [[профилирующийRussian
- bojnica, bojnikSerbo-Croatian
- majór, majórkaSlovene
- majorSwedish
- วิชาเอกThai
- anaTurkish
- اہمUrdu
- chínhVietnamese
- הויפּטYiddish
- 重大的Chinese
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