Major and Nugatory

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Major adjective - Sufficiently large in size, amount, or number to merit attention.

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Nugatory is an antonym for major.

Nearby Words: majority, majored, majoring

Nugatory adjective - Lacking importance.

Usage example: the book is entertaining, but its contributions to Shakespearean scholarship are nugatory

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Major is an antonym for nugatory.

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