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. Joshua Apte:

   When we think of the big sources of air pollution in the U.S., our imagination usually turns to smokestacks and tailpipes, but it turns out that agriculture is also a major contributor to our air pollution and therefore we should care about it for our health.

2. Robert Kraft:

   Usually the prostitute gets arrested or the person who's running the brothel, so this is an unusual approach, to round up the' johns.' You see it happening periodically in jurisdictions where there's a major prostitution problem and he just got caught in the net.

3. Malte Humpert:

   It's not a major, dramatic shift, it's just a kind of sequential development, the ice is melting and more things are becoming possible in the Arctic, and with that, of course ... comes enhanced risk for the environment.

4. Leonardo Trasande:

   If you avoid canned food consumption, you avoid the major source of bisphenol exposure, now the alternative to canned fruits and vegetables is frozen or fresh fruits and vegetables, and I appreciate there are some accessibility issues during the pandemic, and the existence of food deserts for certain economically disadvantaged groups. That needs to be addressed.

5. The IRS:

   Completing the individual returns filed last year with no errors is a major milestone, but there is still work to do.