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Major

Greater in number, quantity, or extent; as, the major part of the assembly; the major part of the revenue; the major part of the territory.

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Better 84% connected

Having good qualities in a greater degree than another; as, a better man; a better physician; a better house; a better air.

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Better 84% connected

Having good qualities in a greater degree than another; as, a better man; a better physician; a better house; a better air.

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Leading 84% connected

of Lead

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Leading 84% connected

of Lead

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Senior 84% connected

More advanced than another in age; prior in age; elder; hence, more advanced in dignity, rank, or office; superior; as, senior member; senior counsel.

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Senior 84% connected

More advanced than another in age; prior in age; elder; hence, more advanced in dignity, rank, or office; superior; as, senior member; senior counsel.

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Star 84% connected

One of the innumerable luminous bodies seen in the heavens; any heavenly body other than the sun, moon, comets, and nebulae.

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Star 84% connected

One of the innumerable luminous bodies seen in the heavens; any heavenly body other than the sun, moon, comets, and nebulae.

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Starring 84% connected

of Star

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Starring 84% connected

of Star

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Stellar 84% connected

Alt. of Stellary

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Stellar 84% connected

Alt. of Stellary

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Bailiwick 76% connected

The precincts within which a bailiff has jurisdiction; the limits of a bailiff's authority.

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Discipline 76% connected

The treatment suited to a disciple or learner; education; development of the faculties by instruction and exercise; training, whether physical, menta…

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Field 76% connected

Cleared land; land suitable for tillage or pasture; cultivated ground; the open country.

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Pupil 76% connected

The aperture in the iris; the sight, apple, or black of the eye. See the Note under Eye, and Iris.

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Student 76% connected

A person engaged in study; one who is devoted to learning; a learner; a pupil; a scholar; especially, one who attends a school, or who seeks knowledg…

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Study 76% connected

A setting of the mind or thoughts upon a subject; hence, application of mind to books, arts, or science, or to any subject, for the purpose of acquir…

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Subject 76% connected

Placed or situated under; lying below, or in a lower situation.

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Bulk 74% connected

Magnitude of material substance; dimensions; mass; size; as, an ox or ship of great bulk.

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Bulk 74% connected

Magnitude of material substance; dimensions; mass; size; as, an ox or ship of great bulk.

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Bulk 66% connected

Magnitude of material substance; dimensions; mass; size; as, an ox or ship of great bulk.

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Bulk 66% connected

Magnitude of material substance; dimensions; mass; size; as, an ox or ship of great bulk.

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Majority 66% connected

The quality or condition of being major or greater; superiority.

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Majority 66% connected

The quality or condition of being major or greater; superiority.

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Near synonym 1

Big 82% connected

Having largeness of size; of much bulk or magnitude; of great size; large.

general 58% interchangeable

Major overlaps with big, but its tone, intensity or usual context may differ. Check the definition before substituting it.

Formal equivalent 1

Big 86% connected

Having largeness of size; of much bulk or magnitude; of great size; large.

importance 62% interchangeable less formal softer

Major often describes high importance or scale.

A big change. / A major change.

Antonym 2

Minor 94% connected

Inferior in bulk, degree, importance, etc.; less; smaller; of little account; as, minor divisions of a body.

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Minor 94% connected

Inferior in bulk, degree, importance, etc.; less; smaller; of little account; as, minor divisions of a body.

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