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macro

macro

3 6.1
Large in scale and about the overall system
  • adjective
  • /ˈmækroʊ/
translation icon : macro
  • We've got a very complex macro environment.
  • macro level
  • macro context
  • macro perspective

Yeah, but who's who, who is looking at things from a macro standpoint.

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Examples

  • I think it's the macro conversation of happiness.

  • Pay attention to both the macro and the micro.

  • So, so those are two things that I think on a macro level are good.

  • And it just feels like we're in the macro version of that right now.

  • It's why it's changing our macro geopolitical climate.

  • About that, I prefer to look at this from a macro point of view, not get bogged down in the details.

  • Organizational psychology typically addresses macro concepts related to human behavior in organizations.

    Academic text (1998)
  • Thus, macro sociocultural factors should be routinely considered in the psychosocial assessment of these youths.

    Academic text (2006)
  • In 1985, in this journal, Olivier Zunz discussed the nature of assimilation from a decidedly macro perspective.

    Academic text (1995)
  • So, those factors should be considered on a macro level when planning the new policy.

Synonyms

mega
vsmacro
9 3.9

Very large in size, amount, or importance

focuses on overall scope rather than only size or importance
macroscopic
vsmacro
  • Specialized
4 5.6

You can see without a microscope

applies to overall or general aspects not only visible size
macroscale
vsmacro
  • Specialized
6.3

Relating to things that are large enough to see or measure easily

is broader referring to overall or most general aspects
macroscopical
vsmacro
  • Specialized
8.2

Big enough to be seen without a microscope

is identical in meaning but appears as an alternative form

Antonyms

4 5.1

Very small in size, amount, or effect

Compounds

macro instruction
  • Specialized
5.1

A single computer command that expands into several commands the computer runs

How Large

global
2.7
vast
721 2.1
macro
3 6.1
large-scale
65 3.8
broad
469 3.7

Surface Forms

macro positive
macroer comparative
macroest superlative

Etymology

Macro comes from an old Greek word makros that means 'large' or 'long'. So macro describes something very big or a broad view of a situation, like looking at the whole picture rather than small parts.