major

The word “major” has 2 syllables: ma-jor.

It's pronounced as /ˈmeɪdʒər/.

What is synonym and antonym for major?

In the thesaurus, “major” has 22 synonyms and 28 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for major along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for major

noun
1. A military rank between captain and lieutenant colonel.
2. The main area of study of a student working toward a degree at a college or university.
3. A student at a college or university concentrating on a given area of study.
4. A person of legal age.
5. The major premise.
6. A touchdown, or major score.
7. A large, commercially successful company, especially a record label that is bigger than an indie.
8. (British slang) An elder brother (especially at a public school).
9. A large leaf-cutter ant that acts as a soldier, defending the nest.
verb
1. To concentrate on a particular area of study as a student in a college or university.
adjective
1. Of great significance or importance.
2. Greater in number, quantity, or extent.
3. Of full legal age, having attained majority.
4. Of a scale that follows the pattern: tone - tone - semitone - tone - tone - tone - semitone.
5. Being the larger of two intervals denoted by the same ordinal number.
6. Containing the note a major third (four half steps) above the tonic.
7. (campanology) Bell changes rung on eight bells.

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