Synonyms for major
ˈmeɪ dʒərma·jor

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1. majornoun

   a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines; below lieutenant colonel and above captain

   Antonyms:
   minor, peanut, junior, nonaged, insignificant, secondary, underage

2. Major, John Major, John R. Major, John Roy Majornoun

   British statesman who was prime minister from 1990 until 1997 (born in 1943)

   Antonyms:
   junior, minor, nonaged, secondary, peanut, underage, insignificant

3. majornoun

   a university student who is studying a particular field as the principal subject

   "she is a linguistics major"

   Antonyms:
   nonaged, minor, underage, peanut, insignificant, junior, secondary

4. majoradjective

   the principal field of study of a student at a university

   "her major is linguistics"

   Antonyms:
   junior, minor, secondary, nonaged, insignificant, peanut, underage

5. majoradjective

   of greater importance or stature or rank

   "a major artist"; "a major role"; "major highways"

   Synonyms:
   major(ip)

   Antonyms:
   nonaged, minor, secondary, insignificant, underage, junior, peanut

6. majoradjective

   greater in scope or effect

   "a major contribution"; "a major improvement"; "a major break with tradition"; "a major misunderstanding"

   Synonyms:
   major(ip)

   Antonyms:
   nonaged, minor, peanut, underage, insignificant, secondary, junior

7. majoradjective

   greater in number or size or amount

   "a major portion (a majority) of the population"; "Ursa Major"; "a major portion of the winnings"

   Synonyms:
   major(ip)

   Antonyms:
   secondary, underage, insignificant, nonaged, junior, minor, peanut

8. majoradjective

   of the field of academic study in which one concentrates or specializes

   "his major field was mathematics"

   Synonyms:
   major(ip)

   Antonyms:
   minor, junior, insignificant, nonaged, secondary, underage, peanut

9. majoradjective

   of a scale or mode

   "major scales"; "the key of D major"

   Synonyms:
   major(ip)

   Antonyms:
   nonaged, junior, underage, secondary, minor, peanut, insignificant

10. majoradjective

    of greater seriousness or danger

    "a major earthquake"; "a major hurricane"; "a major illness"

    Synonyms:
    major(ip)

    Antonyms:
    peanut, nonaged, minor, underage, secondary, insignificant, junior

11. majoradjective

    of full legal age

    Synonyms:
    major(ip)

    Antonyms:
    minor, underage, insignificant, peanut, junior, nonaged, secondary

12. major(ip)verb

    of the elder of two boys with the same family name

    "Jones major"

    Antonyms:
    minor, secondary, nonaged, peanut, insignificant, underage, junior

13. majorverb

    have as one's principal field of study

    "She is majoring in linguistics"

    Antonyms:
    junior, peanut, underage, minor, secondary, nonaged, insignificant

Matched Categories

1. • Commissioned Military Officer
   • Military
   • Statesman
   • Student
   • Study

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1. key partadverb

   Submitted by jndiwehfyusn on September 20, 2021  

2. most 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  

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1. majoradjective

   Synonyms:
   greater

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1. majoradjective

   Synonyms:
   greater, larger

   Antonyms:
   minor

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1. 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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1. Damon McCoy:

   The policy, at a high-level, sounds like an improvement, but the major issue with Google is what they consider to be election ads, issue ads, PACs, and other dark money groups might still have access to a larger range of targeting options. If this is the case, then that is a large loophole in Google's attempts to limit microtargeting and political ads.

2. Teammate Megan Rapinoe:

   I think so much of our support from our family and friends have been through soccer and this is just so much more meaningful, in my opinion, to be celebrated for love and acceptance and inclusion, that's so major in the world we live in now.

3. George McGovern:

   It doesn't require any particular bravery to stand on the floor of the Senate and urge our boys in Vietnam to fight harder, and if this war mushrooms into a major conflict and a hundred thousand young Americans are killed, it won't be U. S. Senators who die. It will be American soldiers who are too young to qualify for the senate.

4. Western Australia:

   We are not endorsing what they have done, we have some feedback from some of the major investors that it could impact future projects, and of course I have to create jobs and that is my number one priority.

5. Melissa Goist:

   First of all, wear undies when you work out, if you don’t the friction from the workout can cause major discomfort and soreness.