major
∞
1.0
- adjective
- /ˈmeɪdʒər/
:
importante
- Like Israel, these states also consider Iran a major threat, especially its nuclear aspirations.
- a major role
- a major factor
- a major problem
You have any idea how major those words are for you.
- 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.
Academic text (2015) -
Health illiteracy has been recognized as a major healthcare problem in the United States of America.
Academic text (2015) -
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
Important and needing careful thought because it can have large effects
∞
2.0
Very important for something to work or succeed
∞
2.5
Important and big enough to make a difference
∞
2.5
Being most important or basic
718
1.0
Important and powerful in a field or group
469
3.6
Very important for the success or result of something
394
5.0
Large in amount, size, or importance
84
4.9
Very important for the success of something
64
3.7
Quite large in size or amount
51
5.7
Very important and impressive because of size or achievement
46
7.0
Important because it changes what happens next
24
4.0
Very necessary for a decision or success
9
3.9
Very large in size, amount, or importance
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
12
4.0
A serious operation on the body that doctors do while you are asleep and that has more risk
- 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
6.8
A senior soldier who helps run a group of soldiers and manages discipline and administration
- Specialized
1
6.1
A period of severe sadness and loss of interest that makes daily life hard
- Specialized
1
7.4
A general statement that includes the main word in the conclusion, for example 'All humans are mortal'
- Specialized
1
9.2
A severe, common form of smallpox that often caused fever, many skin sores, and many deaths
- Archaic
An intense seizure when a person loses consciousness and their whole body shakes strongly
- Specialized
A garden plant with star-shaped white or pink flowers and leaves in a low clump
- Specialized
A serious mental illness that causes very low or very high mood
- Specialized
The longest straight line through an ellipse that passes through its two special inner points
- 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
- Archaic
Strong medicine that calms people with serious mental illness like schizophrenia
- 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
- Specialized
A large chest muscle that helps move the arm toward the body and turn it
- Specialized
A thick round muscle in the upper back that turns the arm toward the body
- Specialized
A muscle in the upper back that moves the arm and turns it inward
- Specialized
A severe inherited blood disease that causes very low red blood cells and needs regular transfusions
- Specialized
A trailing evergreen plant with shiny green and white leaves and blue or purple flowers
- Formal
A strong natural event like an earthquake or flood that you cannot stop and that stops normal life
How Important
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.