major
∞
1.0
- adjective
- /ˈmeɪdʒər/
- Like Israel, these states also consider Iran a major threat, especially its nuclear aspirations.
- a major role
- a major factor
- a major problem
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- You have any idea how major those words are for you.
- And so it's like it would be a major lifestyle readjustment.
- Force movement really is one of the major languages of cells.
- There was the major creditors who did not fail.
- First, each year Radcliffe holds a major science symposium in the fall.
- But the country was founded, remember, on two Major Crimes, huge crimes.
- And we, we had a big major case, a drug thing.
- All of which require pretty major suspension of disbelief.
- You know, we have Hana Rent major first rate social theorist.
- So if it has an effect, it's major, Right, right, right.
Examples
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But it would mean a major change in where we live.
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Illness and the rights of patients are major topics in the research of these authors.
Academic text (2017) -
Well, now for a major event of the evening.
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So public health is a major theme of our class.
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And so that was also a major disaster.
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This was our first major breakthrough from our new data.
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Lead poisoning has been recognized as a major public health risk, particularly in developing countries.
Academic text (2015) -
The higher education system in Taiwan has undergone major changes in the past two decades.
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Health illiteracy has been recognized as a major healthcare problem in the United States of America.
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The company announced a major change in its policy to improve employee satisfaction.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
A person or thing that matters a lot
∞
2.0
Important and having a strong effect
∞
1.0
Very large in size, amount, or degree
∞
1.0
Most important or central in a situation
∞
2.0
Very important for something to work or succeed
∞
2.5
Important and big enough to make a difference
∞
2.0
Important and needing careful thought because it can have large effects
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2.5
Being most important or basic
437
3.6
Very important for the success or result of something
308
5.0
Large in amount, size, or importance
101
3.9
Very large in size, amount, or importance
69
4.9
Very important for the success of something
61
3.7
Quite large in size or amount
54
5.7
Very important and impressive because of size or achievement
49
1.0
Important and powerful in a field or group
43
7.0
Important because it changes what happens next
41
4.0
Very necessary for a decision or success
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
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4.0
A serious operation on the body that doctors do while you are asleep and that has more risk
- Specialized
2
6.8
A senior soldier who helps run a group of soldiers and manages discipline and administration
- Specialized
1
7.4
A general statement that includes the main word in the conclusion, for example 'All humans are mortal'
- Specialized
1
3.7
A set of seven notes with whole steps except half steps between the third and fourth and seventh and eighth
- Specialized
1
6.1
A period of severe sadness and loss of interest that makes daily life hard
- Specialized
1
4.6
A large chest muscle that helps move the arm toward the body and turn it
- Specialized
1
6.3
The longest straight line through an ellipse that passes through its two special inner points
- Specialized
1
9.2
A severe, common form of smallpox that often caused fever, many skin sores, and many deaths
- Specialized
1
7.4
A thick round muscle in the upper back that turns the arm toward the body
- Archaic
1
6.6
Strong medicine that calms people with serious mental illness like schizophrenia
- Specialized
1
9.6
A severe inherited blood disease that causes very low red blood cells and needs regular transfusions
- Specialized
1
7.0
A muscle in the upper back that moves the arm and turns it inward
- Specialized
1
8.2
A serious mental illness that causes very low or very high mood
- Specialized
1
8.3
A trailing evergreen plant with shiny green and white leaves and blue or purple flowers
- Specialized
1
9.9
A garden plant with star-shaped white or pink flowers and leaves in a low clump
- Archaic
An intense seizure when a person loses consciousness and their whole body shakes strongly
- Specialized
A common eight-note pattern in Western music with small steps between third and fourth and seventh and eighth
- Specialized
A main group of words like nouns, verbs, and adjectives that show a word's role in a sentence
- Specialized
A large chest muscle that pulls the arm toward the body and turns it inward
- Specialized
A back muscle that pulls the shoulder blade toward the spine
- Specialized
A muscle in the upper arm that pulls the arm back and turns it inward toward the body
- Specialized
A muscle in the upper back that pulls the shoulder blade toward the spine
- Formal
A strong natural event like an earthquake or flood that you cannot stop and that stops normal life
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Major meaning very important or large comes from the Latin maior meaning 'greater', so it describes something of greater size, effect, or importance. That's why a major problem is a very serious one.