Synonyms for majority
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Noun
bulk, most, preponderance, mass, plurality, absolute majority, legal age, age, generality, priority, superiority, simple majority US CA, seniority, manhood
Definitions
- n. 1
More than half (50%) of some group.
The majority agreed that the new proposal was the best.
Related words
Forms
- Plural
- majorities → bulks, mosts, preponderances, masses…
Example sentences
- age You should know better than to ask a lady her age.
- bulk I sell rice in bulk or packed in 1 kilogram bags.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| majority | steady | |
| age | steady | |
| bulk | falling | |
| plurality | steady | |
| preponderance | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- age1
- 4 letters
- most1, mass1, bulk1
- 7 letters
- manhood2
- 8 letters
- priority4
- 9 letters
- plurality4, seniority4
- 10 letters
- generality5
- 11 letters
- superiority6
- 13 letters
- preponderance3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (manhood2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- majorité
- Italiano
- maggioranza
- Deutsch
- Mehrheit
- Català
- majoria