What are the opposite words for major?
The word "major" is commonly used to describe something of great importance, size or significance. However, there are several antonyms for the word "major" that describe something that is less significant or important. Some antonyms for "major" include "minor," "insignificant," "trivial," "unimportant," and "petty." These words imply a lower degree of importance or relevance. For example, a "minor" mistake is less significant than a "major" one. Similarly, an "insignificant" detail may not have any impact on the outcome, whereas a "major" one can completely change the results. Understanding antonyms like these can add dimension to your writing and allow you to choose the best word for your intended meaning.
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- subordinate
- under
- below
- inferior
- small
- unimportant
- less
- important
- side
- little
- shallow
- lower
- few
- bigger
- lightweight
- minor
- peripheral
- petty
- secondary
- subsidiary
- tributary
- collateral
- dependent
- inconsequential
- insignificant
- lesser
- marginal
- negligible
- nonessential
- piddling
- slight
- trifling
- all
- indirect, secondary
- weak, helpless
- not important
- hardly any
- less in rank, importance
- not important; of no consequence
- smaller, inferior
- inferior, secondary
- borderline; slight
- insignificant, small
- not needed or important
- minor, outside
- trivial, insignificant
- subordinate; less important
- minor; flanking
- lesser, supplementary
- secondary, helpful
- secondary; branch
- Other relevant words
- Other antonyms
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subordinate
- juniors,
- dependents,
- de pendents,
- de-pendents,
- poor relation,
- poor relations,
- sub ordinates,
- sub-ordinates,
- third string,
- third strings,
- subnormal,
- Subalternate,
- more subaltern,
- more subalternate,
- more subnormal,
- more under,
- more underaverage,
- most satellite,
- most subaltern,
- most subalternate,
- most subnormal,
- most underaverage,
- sub altern,
- sub alternate,
- sub missive,
- sub normal,
- sub ordinate,
- sub-altern,
- sub-alternate,
- sub-normal,
- sub-ordinate,
- subber,
- un equal,
- un-equal,
- under average,
- under-average,
- underaverage.
- under
- below
-
inferior
- second-string,
- back seat,
- entry-level,
- bottom rung,
- bottom-rung,
- bottomrung,
- entrylevel,
- more bottom rung,
- more bottom-rung,
- more bottomrung,
- more entry level,
- more entry-level,
- more entrylevel,
- more nether,
- more second banana,
- more second string,
- more second-banana,
- more second-fiddle,
- more second-string,
- more secondfiddle,
- more secondstring,
- more underneath,
- most bottom rung,
- most bottom-rung,
- most bottomrung,
- most entry-level,
- most entrylevel,
- most nether,
- most second banana,
- most second string,
- most second-banana,
- most second-fiddle,
- most second-string,
- most secondbanana,
- most secondfiddle,
- most underneath,
- peoner,
- second-banana,
- second-fiddle,
- secondbanana,
- secondfiddle,
- under neath,
- under-neath.
- small
- unimportant
- less
- important
- side
- little
- shallow
- lower
-
few
- Unfrequent,
- scarcely any,
- few and far between,
- not too many,
- widely spaced,
- few far between,
- in consequential,
- in considerable,
- in frequent,
- in-consequential,
- in-considerable,
- in-frequent,
- in-sufficient,
- more minority,
- more seldom,
- more semioccasional,
- more unfrequent,
- most minority,
- most seldom,
- most semioccasional,
- most straggling,
- most unfrequent,
- semi occasional,
- semi-occasional,
- semioccasional,
- un common,
- un commoner,
- un commonest,
- un frequent,
- un-common,
- un-commoner,
- un-frequent.
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bigger
- below,
- humble,
- inconsiderable,
- inferior,
- insignificant,
- junior,
- lesser,
- little,
- lower,
- minor,
- secondary,
- short,
- small,
- subordinate,
- tiny,
- unimportant.
- lightweight
- minor
- peripheral
-
petty
- nickel-and-dime,
- penny ante,
- scratcher,
- in consequent,
- in-consequent,
- more nickel and dime,
- more nickel-and-dime,
- more peanut,
- more penny ante,
- more penny-ante,
- more pennyante,
- more pettifogging,
- most nickel and dime,
- most nickel-and-dime,
- most peanut,
- most penny ante,
- most penny-ante,
- most pennyante,
- most pettifogging,
- narrow minded,
- narrowminded,
- nickel and dime,
- penny-ante,
- pennyante,
- scratchest,
- small minded,
- smallminded.
- secondary
- subsidiary
- tributary
-
collateral
- adjunctive,
- adjuvant,
- appurtenant,
- co-ordinate,
- confirmatory,
- co incident,
- co ordinate,
- co-incident,
- more adjunctive,
- more adjuvant,
- more appurtenant,
- more confirmatory,
- more incident,
- more satellite,
- most accessory,
- most adjunctive,
- most adjuvant,
- most appurtenant,
- most confirmatory,
- most incident,
- most under,
- not lineal,
- re-lated,
- sub best,
- sub-best,
- subbest.
- dependent
- inconsequential
- insignificant
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lesser
- small fry,
- a notch under,
- busher,
- bushest,
- bushleague,
- less important,
- minorleague,
- more second fiddle,
- more small fry,
- more small-fry,
- more smallfry,
- more third string,
- more third-string,
- more thirdstring,
- most second fiddle,
- most secondstring,
- most small fry,
- most small-fry,
- most smallfry,
- most third string,
- most third-string,
- most thirdstring,
- secondstring,
- small time,
- small-fry,
- smallfry,
- third-string,
- thirdstring,
- under sized,
- under-sized.
- marginal
- negligible
- nonessential
- piddling
- slight
- trifling
- all
- indirect, secondary
- weak, helpless
- not important
-
hardly any
- few.
- less in rank, importance
- not important; of no consequence
-
smaller, inferior
- less.
- inferior, secondary
- borderline; slight
- insignificant, small
- not needed or important
- minor, outside
- trivial, insignificant
- subordinate; less important
-
minor; flanking
- side.
- lesser, supplementary
- secondary, helpful
- secondary; branch
- Other relevant words
- Other antonyms
Antonym of the day
yesperson
- Antonyms:
- adversary, antagonist, boss.
