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majority

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of majority

held by or applicable to a majority of the people

  • the majority opinion among the tour group members was that they should cancel the rest of the trip
Synonyms of majority

common, general, overall, popular, prevailing, public, received, ruling, vulgar
Words Related to majority

unanimous, universal

pop

everyday, familiar, household, usual, well-known

contemporary, current, present

dominant, predominant, preponderant

characteristic, typical

pandemic, pervasive, prevalent, rife, widespread

communal, shared
Near Antonyms of majority

rare, strange, unknown, unusual

distinctive, especial, idiosyncratic, peculiar, special, unique

individual, separate, singular

nonpublic, personal, private
Antonyms of majority

uncommon, unpopular

majority

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of majority

1 the largest part or quantity of something

  • a vast majority of the town's residents support the proposed tax reduction
Synonyms of majority

bulk, generality, lion's share, mass, preponderance
Words Related to majority

plurality

maximum, most

abundance, heap, loads, lot, much, oodles, plenty, profusion, reams, scads, wealth
Near Antonyms of majority

couple, few, handful, smattering, sprinkling

least, minimum
Antonyms of majority

minority

2 the state of being fully grown or developed

  • she will inherit a fortune upon her majority
Synonyms of majority

adulthood, adultness, maturity
Words Related to majority

manhood, womanhood

bloom, flush, heyday, prime

autumn, middle age, midlife
Near Antonyms of majority

babyhood, infancy, toddlerhood

adolescence, childhood, youth
Antonyms of majority

immaturity, minority, nonage

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