What is another word for more than half?

Pronunciation: [mˈɔː ðɐn hˈɑːf] (IPA)

When we want to express that something accounts for more than half of a given amount or group, there are several phrases we can use instead of "more than half." One option could be "a majority," indicating that the item in question makes up more than 50% of the total. Another possible synonym is "over half," which conveys a similar meaning in a more general way. "Most" is another phrase that can be used to describe something that holds a greater share than half of the whole. Finally, "greater than fifty percent" is a formal and precise way to communicate the same concept without relying on colloquial language or idioms.

What are the hypernyms for More than half?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

What are the opposite words for more than half?

Antonyms are words that have opposite meanings. For the phrase "more than half," the antonyms would be "less than half" or "under half." These words indicate that less than half of something has been consumed or completed. For example, if a pie has been divided into eight slices and someone has eaten "less than half" or "under half," it means they have eaten fewer than four slices. Similarly, if a project has "less than half" of its tasks completed, it means that more tasks are yet to be accomplished. Antonyms help us to communicate precisely and effectively by providing an array of words with different connotations and meanings.

What are the antonyms for More than half?

Famous quotes with More than half

  • Nearly one in four women will experience domestic violence during her lifetime. And slightly more than half of female victims of domestic violence live in households with children under age 12.
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  • The model today is that as much as 70 percent of the financing of the picture would come from overseas. Now we're beginning to run out of suckers, because there are not that many people overseas who are willing to put up more than half the money for a movie.
    Peter Bart
  • Out of fifty mathematical papers presented in brief at such a meeting, it is a rare mathematician indeed who really understands what more than half a dozen are about.
    E. T. Bell
  • One's work usually occupies more than half of one's waking life. Choosing work that does not bring happiness will lead to a life that is mostly disappointing.
    Bo Bennett
  • Yet food is something that is taken for granted by most world leaders despite the fact that more than half of the population of the world is hungry.
    Norman Borlaug

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