major

1 sufficiently large in size, amount, or number to merit attention with several blockbuster hits under her belt, the actress now commands some major cash for appearing in a movie Synonyms of major biggish, good, goodly, handsome, healthy, largish, considerable, respectable, significant, sizable (or sizeable), substantial, substantive, tidyWords Related to major big, bulky, hefty, hulking, outsize (also outsized), oversize (or oversized), voluminous; astronomical (also astronomic), bumper, colossal, elephantine, enormous, gigantic, great, herculean, huge, immense, jumbo, king-size (or king-sized), mammoth, massive, monstrous, monumental, prodigious, titanic, tremendous, whoppingNear Antonyms of major measly, minute, paltry, petty, picayune, picayunish, piddling, puny, trifling, trivial, unimportant; marginal, meager (or meagre), slight; little, small, tiny, undersized (also undersize); bitty, diminutive, miniature, pint-size (or pint-sized), pocket, pocket-size (also pocket-sized), pygmy, smallishAntonyms of major inconsequential, inconsiderable, insignificant, insubstantial, negligible, nominal

2 having great meaning or lasting effect a major change in how science is taught in our high schools Synonyms of major big, consequential, earthshaking, earth-shattering, eventful, historic, important, material, meaningful, momentous, monumental, much, significant, substantial, tectonic, weightyWords Related to major decisive, fatal, fateful, strategic; earnest, grave, heavy, serious, sincere; distinctive, exceptional, impressive, outstanding, prominent, remarkable; valuable, worthwhile, worthy; distinguished, eminent, great, illustrious, noble, notable, noteworthy, outstanding, preeminent, prestigious; famous, notorious, renowned; all-important, central, critical, crucial, essential, key, pivotal, seminal, vitalNear Antonyms of major paltry, petty, worthless; anonymous, nameless, obscure, uncelebrated, unknownAntonyms of major inconsequential, inconsiderable, insignificant, little, minor, negligible, slight, small, trifling, trivial, unimportant