Major
Major adjective - Having great meaning or lasting effect.
Usage example: a major change in how science is taught in our high schools
Prestigious and major are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Prestigious" instead an adjective "Major".
Prestigious
Prestigious adjective - Having a good reputation especially in a field of knowledge.
Major and prestigious are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Major" instead an adjective "Prestigious".
Nearby Word: prestige
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- notable and major
- notable and prestigious
- substantial and major
- substantial and prestigious
- prominent and major
- prominent and prestigious
- great and major
- great and prestigious
- superior and major
- superior and prestigious
- eminent and major
- eminent and prestigious
- illustrious and major
- illustrious and prestigious
Both words in one sentence
- Any major power has three or four, each of which train elite officers, though usually the one on the Capital world is the most prestigious.
Source: Military Academy -
Ungrateful Bastard: Lou, who abandons Danny for a more prestigious talent agent on the verge of a major comeback, after Danny has given everything to get Lou back into the spotlight.
Source: Film / Broadway Danny Rose -
The Sinchon area is one of the major college town and one of the lesser downtown areas formed near the prestigious Yonsei University and the Ewha Womans University along with a few others.
Source: Useful Notes / Seoul
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