Cipher and Chief

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Cipher noun - A person of no importance or influence.

Usage example: it was either write the Great American Novel or be consigned to the status of a cipher in the annals of literature

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Chief is an antonym for cipher.

Nearby Words: ciphered, ciphering

Chief noun - The main or greater part of something as distinguished from its subordinate parts.

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Cipher is an antonym for chief.

Nearby Word: chiefly

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