Synonyms and Antonyms : Chief



Chief



( Adjective )


The chief composition of this album is all about love and friendship

Synonyms:

Premier

Main

Leading

Supreme

Cardinal

Principal

Contextual Examples:



The premier’s conduct was exemplary in the handling of a very difficult situation.

Delhi Public School is a leading educational institution in Delhi.

One of our main atomic scientists was killed in an air crash.

U.S.A and U.S.S.R are two supreme powers in the world today.

A minister can appoint anybody as his principal secretary.

Carelessness is a cardinal cause of highway accidents.



Antonyms:

Petty

Lesser

Minor

Inconsiderable

Inferior

Subordinate

Junior

Subsidiary

Contextual Examples:



He is a petty officer in a public sector firm.

He has lesser influence than his brother who is a boss in the same company.

Madhu is still a minor. She cannot open an independent account in the bank.

The number of scenes exhibiting him as a dance was considerable.

He holds an inferior position in the school than a junior teacher.

Tooth brush is a subsidiary product of the Palmolive ltd.




The Synonyms and Antonyms form an integral part of the English Language. Acquaintance with the vocabulary of the English language is a necessity for effective expression either in written or in an oral from. Synonyms are nothing but the similar meanings of a particular word or its semantic relation. A Synonym is a word or a phrase that means the same as another word or a phrase in the same language. Antonyms are the negative connotation of a particular word. An Antonym is a word or phrase that is opposite in meaning to a particular word or a phrase in the same language.



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