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. Raymond Hill:

   It sets a precedent for other major multinational pharma companies to follow.

2. Narongsak Osottanakorn:

   An interactive data base will be set up it will become another major attraction for Thailand.

3. Sergio Garcia:

   I understand how difficult it is to win every week, it doesn't matter if it's a major. It doesn't matter where it is.

4. Peter Layton:

   The 135 is an unarmed aircraft. Why does the PLAN consider it necessary to intercept carrying missiles when the intent was to visually identify the aircraft? Doing this is potentially dangerous and could lead to a major and tragic incident.

5. Kevin Broad/CNN:

   The reopening of the border means that Hong Kong, and the entire Greater Bay Area, are likely to be major beneficiaries, and I expect to see a strong recovery.