Major
Major adjective - Sufficiently large in size, amount, or number to merit attention.
Small-time is an antonym for major.
Small-time
Both words in one sentence
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In the first film, Dominic Toretto is a small-time racer and mechanic who owns a garage and family restaurant, and his major claim to fame is stealing several loads of DVD players.
Source: Sequel Escalation -
Considering that the central plot of the movie Drop Dead Sexy concerns two small-time crooks stealing the body of a beautiful blonde and holding it for ransom, necrophilia is a major subtext in the film.
Source: I Love the Dead - RWBY: Roman Torchwick was originally just a small-time villain for the main characters to cut their teeth on, to the point that his first major scene had him running away from a fight rather than trying to take down the heroine.
Source: Breakout Villain
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Small-time and Major. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/major/small-time
Major & Small-time. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/major/small-time>.
Small-time or Major. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/major/small-time.
