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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | bigger |
| Synonyms: | above, better, big, chief, considerable, dominant, elder, exceeding, extensive, extreme, greater, hefty, higher, large, large-scale, larger, leading, main, most, oversized, primary, senior, sizable, superior, supreme, ultra, upper, uppermost |
| Antonyms: | lesser, little, minor, small |
| Main Entry: | arch |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | principal, superior |
| Synonyms: | accomplished, champion, chief, consummate, expert, finished, first, foremost, greatest, head, highest, leading, main, major, master, preeminent, premier, primary, top |
| Antonyms: | inferior |
| Main Entry: | capital |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | main, essential |
| Synonyms: | basic, cardinal, central, chief, controlling, dominant, first, foremost, fundamental, important, leading, major, number one, outstanding, overruling, paramount, predominant, preeminent, primary, prime, principal, prominent, underlying, vital |
| Notes: | the word capitol is from the Roman Capitoline Hill and the similarity between capitol and capital is purely coincidental; capitol applies to the building and capital to the seat of a government |
| Antonyms: | extra, minor, nonessential, secondary, unimportant |
| Main Entry: | chief |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | most important, essential |
| Synonyms: | arch, capital, cardinal, central, champion, consequential, controlling, crucial, effective, especial, first, foremost, grand, head, highest, key, leading, main, major, momentous, number one, outstanding, paramount, potent, predominant, preeminent, premier, primal, primary, prime, principal, ruling, significant, star, stellar, superior, supreme, telling, uppermost, vital, weighty |
| Antonyms: | inessential, minor, secondary, subordinate, unimportant, unnecessary |
| Main Entry: | considerable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | abundant, large |
| Synonyms: | ample, appreciable, astronomical, big, bountiful, comfortable, commodious, extensive, goodly, great, hefty, huge, large-scale, lavish, major, marked, much, noticeable, plentiful, pretty, reasonable, respectable, sizable, substantial, tidy, tolerable |
| Antonyms: | inconsiderable, insignificant, little, slight, small, undistinguished, unnoticeable |
| Main Entry: | dominant |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | main, primary |
| Synonyms: | capital, chief, influential, major, number one, outstanding, paramount, predominant, preeminent, prevailing, prevalent, principal, prominent, stellar |
| Antonyms: | inferior, secondary, subordinate |
| Main Entry: | extensive |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | far-reaching, thorough |
| Synonyms: | across the board, all-encompassing, all-inclusive, big, blanket*, boundless, broad, capacious, commodious, comprehensive, comprising, considerable, expanded, extended, far-flung, general, great, hefty, huge, inclusive, indiscriminate, large, large-scale, lengthy, long, major, pervasive, prevalent, protracted, roomy, scopic, scopious, sizable, spacious, sweeping, unexclusive, universal, unrestricted, vast, voluminous, wall to wall, wholesale, wide, wide-ranging, widespread |
| Antonyms: | limited, narrow, restricted, short, uncomprehensive |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | full-scale |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | total, all-out |
| Synonyms: | all-encompassing, comprehensive, exhaustive, extensive, full-blown, full-dress, full-out, in-depth, major, proper, sweeping, thorough, thoroughgoing, total, unlimited, wide-ranging |
| Antonyms: | incomplete, incomprehensive, partial |
| Main Entry: | fundamental |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | basic, important |
| Synonyms: | axiological, axiomatic, basal, bottom, bottom-line, cardinal, central, constitutional, constitutive, crucial, elemental, elementary, essential, first, foundational, grass-roots, indispensable, integral, intrinsic, key, major, meat-and-potatoes, necessary, organic, original, paramount, primary, prime, primitive, primordial, principal, radical, requisite, rudimentary, significant, structural, substratal, substrative, supporting, sustaining, theoretical, underived, underlying, vital |
| Antonyms: | additional, advanced, auxiliary, extra, minor, secondary, subordinate, trivial, unimportant |
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