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Synonyms for major
ˈmeɪ dʒər
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Princeton's WordNet
major(noun)
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 Major(noun)
British statesman who was prime minister from 1990 until 1997 (born in 1943)
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junior, minor, nonaged, secondary, peanut, underage, insignificantmajor(noun)
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, secondarymajor(adj)
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, underagemajor(adj)
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, peanutmajor(adj)
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, juniormajor(adj)
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, peanutmajor(adj)
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, peanutmajor(adj)
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, insignificantmajor(adj)
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, juniormajor(adj)
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, juniormajor(verb)
have as one's principal field of study
"She is majoring in linguistics"
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junior, peanut, underage, minor, secondary, nonaged, insignificant
Editors Contribution
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
Dictionary of English Synonymes
major(a.)
Synonyms:
greater
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases:
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
Words popularity by usage frequency
rank | word | |
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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 |
Translations for major
From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary
- رائدArabic
- гало́ўныBelarusian
- majorCatalan, Valencian
- majorCzech
- dur, Major, Hauptfach, VolljährigeGerman
- μείζων, μεγάλος, ταγματάρχης, ειδικότητα, επισμηναγός, ειδικευόμενος, ενήλικαςGreek
- majoroEsperanto
- comandante, asignatura principal, mayor, mayor de edadSpanish
- tärkeä, pääaineopiskelija, merkittävä, duuri, suurin, suuri, majuri, pääaine, täysi-ikäinen, [[opiskella]] [[pääaineena]]Finnish
- plus important, très important, majeur, [[matière]] [[principal, plus grand, de taille, commandantFrench
- maor, príomhábharIrish
- ard-chaptanManx
- प्रमुखHindi
- őrnagyHungarian
- jurusan, mayorIndonesian
- maggiore, maggiorenneItalian
- גדולHebrew
- 少佐, 専攻, メジャーJapanese
- 專攻, 전공Korean
- MaiorLatin
- meihaMāori
- ма́јор, полноле́тникMacedonian
- mejarMalay
- meerderjarige, majoor, hoofdvakDutch
- større, majorNorwegian
- poważnyPolish
- maior, major, maior de idade, principalPortuguese
- maiori, maiorRomanian
- совершенноле́тний, совершеннолетний, майо́р, [[профилирующий, [[гла́вный]] [[предме́т]], мажо́рный, [[основно́й]] [[предме́т]], специализи́роваться, крупныйRussian
- bojnik, bojnicaSerbo-Croatian
- majórka, majórSlovene
- majorSwedish
- اہمUrdu
- chínhVietnamese
- 重大的Chinese
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