A democrat is a free citizen who yields to the will of the majority.
Source: tatoeba (1774)
Majority
/məˈd͡ʒɒ.ɹɪti/
Synonyms for "majority" (502 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (101)
Noun(34 words)
bulkabsolute majorityage of majorityalmost allbulk ofbulk of samplesbulk quantitycoalitiondominant factiongreater partlarge portionlarger sharelargest sharelegal agelion's sharemajority partymajority sharemassmore numerousmost
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most academic disciplinemost ambiguousmost animal cellmost animal featuremost animal kingdommost baking soda likemost beginner language learnermost behavioralmost biogeochemicalmost biologicalmost biology teachermost biotically significantmost bodilymost catalog order
accomplishmentadulthoodadultnessage of consentascendancybest partbetter partbodybulkdeanshipdriving ageessenceexcellencefavorflower of agefull agefull bloomfull growthfullgrownnessgenerality
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gistgravamengreatnessgrown-upnessincomparabilityinimitabilityleadlegal agelegalis homomain bodymajor partmanhoodmanlihoodmassmature agematuritymeatmore than halfmost
Adjective(2 words)
dominant sharelargest part
Determiner(26 words)
most administrative proceduremost ancient river valleymost animalmost animal characteristicsmost animal instinctmost animal traitsmost animalsmost applied techniquemost area codemost art movementmost assignmentsmost axial rotationmost base ten digitmost biological maintenancemost biological topicsmost bioticsmost boolean logicmost burial-actionmost caregivingmost cases
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most celestial objectsmost chemical energiesmost chemical energymost chemical energy conversionmost chemical sciencemost chemical-energy
Strong matches (150)
Noun(49 words)
most chemically derived energymost chemistry homeworkmost civil progressmost colonial historymost communal resourcesmost community-servicemost conserved motifmost contactlessmost controllablymost culturalmost cultural legacymost cultural-revolutionarymost data copyingmost determinedmost determiningmost drip irrigation watermost earth-systemmost earthingmost ecological outputmost ecological product
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most elastic energy transfermost empiricalmost endocrine-systemmost englishmost entiremost existingmost fall engagement dipmost faunalmost federalmost federal lawsmost field-basedmost finalmost frenchmost french itemsmost frictionalmost garden plantmost germanmost gothic watomost government-schoolmost graphic designmost hexadecimalmost human developmentmost in-schoolmost inediblemost labeledmost laboratory materialmost language artsmost language skills standardsmost lever-action
Determiner(91 words)
most chinesemost civil progress indexmost closed systemmost cnidarianmost coatingmost collective decisionmost colonial artifactmost combined energymost communal activitiesmost communal decisionsmost community gardenmost compoundmost computer setupmost computingmost copyingmost coral-formationmost criminal-codemost cultural artifactmost cultural enrichmentmost cultural practice
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most cultural remnantsmost cultural-revolutionary eramost curriculum areamost daily low readingmost data-filemost decimalmost digital messagingmost district-level datamost document-typemost drinking watermost drip-irrigationmost dutch solidariteitmost earth day workshopmost earth science curriculummost earthly traitsmost electrical circuitsmost electrical groundingmost email-templatemost emergency water supplymost energetic teammost english phrasingmost environmental healthmost environmental policymost everydaymost evidencemost evident factormost extreme formmost federal guidelinesmost first-languagemost for-profitmost foragingmost forced readingmost foreign-language curriculummost foreign-language studymost foreign-languagesmost freshwater sourcesmost fruit-treemost fungal-ecosystemmost garamondmost gasoline vehiclemost genetic historymost geometric designsmost german traitsmost grammar practicemost gravitational potential energymost greek artmost greek mythologymost greek philosophymost greek traditionmost greenhouse-ecosystemmost ground levelmost heat-transfermost honors physicsmost human activitymost hydrated itemmost individual traitsmost indus civilizationmost industrial revolutionmost industrial revolution growthmost instruction-setmost integermost inventory-itemmost lab datamost lab equipmentmost lab reagentmost latin american spanishmost legal codemost light-energymost lily motifmost linguistic conceptmost liquid-density
Adjective(2 words)
most collectivemost heuristic
Adverb(8 words)
most copycatmost design-stagemost distinctive personmost dutch watermost dynamic stabilitymost ecological classroom projectmost greekmost historical sequence
Related words (251)
Determiner(115 words)
most listening skillsmost livingmost living organism specimenmost living system theorymost logic-gatemost marine invertebratemost marine lifemost markingmost massmost mass-measurementmost massive data pointmost math worksheetsmost mayan traditionsmost mechanical energy transfermost melting-pointmost mesopotamian influencemost micro irrigationmost microscopic particlemost microscopic specimensmost model-organism
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most molecular biologymost molecular biology-labmost molecular-structuremost national curriculummost national programmost natural-number sequencemost net unbalanced forcemost non greek lettermost nonelectrical energymost nonmathematicsmost numbermost number sensemost number-systemmost numbersmost observable datamost online communitymost online learningmost oral historiansmost oral-history accountsmost oral-history interviewsmost order-numbermost organismal traitsmost organismic levelmost parsingmost partitive markermost peoplemost physical effectmost physical sciencemost physical tracemost physicalsmost piano duetmost planningmost political partymost portuguesemost presentmost preserved elementmost programmingmost programming language syntaxmost proofmost quantified energymost random samplingmost reaction-based energymost real hardwaremost recordmost red earth pigmentmost reflex tearingmost religious artmost repeating-patternmost resultant datamost role modelmost roman historymost roman-numeralmost routine motionmost rubber band energymost runningmost school communitymost school-subjectmost seedling thinningmost signal-processingmost social groupmost social-approachmost social-bondmost sound-energymost spanishmost spoken-languagemost state fundedmost state government electionsmost state-funded programsmost state-government reformmost statewide datamost street tree ecosystemmost tax statutemost teachersmost teaching-aidmost template contractmost traffic-signmost trophic energy flowmost trophic organismsmost urban ecosystemmost urban planningmost usable methodmost vector notationmost vector quantitymost voting-rightsmost water-moleculemost water-systemmost watering canmost weeksmost whole-organismmost whole-organism levelmost written historymost written lawmost written-languagethe majority ofthe vast majority
Noun(90 words)
most local-level datamost magazine-layoutmost manmademost many-celledmost mayanmost medieval manuscriptmost metabolicmost microscopic scalemost model organismsmost model-kitmost multicellularmost non-romanianmost nonethnicmost nonlivingmost nonmedicalmost nonnumericmost norwegianmost norwegian stylemost numberingmost numerical descriptor
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most observationalmost ofmost of themost of the timemost one-celledmost oral history practicemost organism-widemost organismicmost partmost pedagogicalmost physicallymost planning departmentmost policy movemost polite intensifiermost portuguese classmost printmakingmost private orientedmost private-usemost process oriented civicsmost project organizationmost rapidmost reasoningmost regional-level datamost requiredmost retrievablemost romanianmost school belongingmost single performermost single-stagemost singletonmost societalmost solomost spanish language artsmost state government-likemost state-governmental regulationmost static channelmost stored energymost stored-energymost studentsmost surface colormost swedish lagmost syntacticmost teamwork dynamicmost temporary immobilitymost thermal changemost third-estatemost thousand-yearmost three-digitmost tissue-levelmost total energymost total energy outputmost trophicmost unicellular yeastsmost unicellularlymost unlabeledmost verbal exchangemost void clausemost water dailymost weekly-patternedmost whole-numbermost world literaturemost written language developmentnearly alloutvotepractically allpreponderancesquorumthe greater partvast majorityvoting bloc
Adverb(9 words)
most mediummost mesopotamianmost mutual aid networkmost national iconmost nonlifemost organismic examplemost resultantmost swedish kraftmost void
Adjective(1 words)
most number-line
one upmanshipone-upmanshippluralityprecedencepredominancepredominationpreeminencepreponderancepreponderancyprepotenceprepotencyprerogativeprestigeprimeprime of lifepriorityprivilegerank and fileright-of-wayripe age
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riper yearsseniorityskillsubstancesuccesssuperioritythe greatest numberthrusttoga virilistranscendencetranscendencyvirilityvirtuositywomanhoodwomanlihoodyears of discretion
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: bulk, absolute majority, accomplishment, adulthood, adultness.
- Sentence evidence is available for majority, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from wordnet, opengloss, moby, derived_reverse, and related lexical sources.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "majority".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "majority"
Keep "majority" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "majority" intact in the sentence you are editing.
2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.
Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
After choosing a replacement for "majority", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "majority" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
11 entriesMore specific
4 entriescoalition majoritylarge majorityparliamentary majoritytwo thirds majority
Collocations
6 entrieslarge majoritymajority opinionmajority rulemajority voteoverwhelming majoritypolitical majority
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
2 entriesAntonyms
1 entriesSample sentences
22 total sentences available.
The bill was passed by an overwhelming majority.
Source: tatoeba (20024)
The bill passed by a small majority of 10 votes.
Source: tatoeba (20026)
A majority of students dislike history.
Source: tatoeba (21399)
Showing 4 of 22 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "majority"?
Closest matches include bulk, absolute majority, accomplishment, adulthood, adultness.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "majority"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.