MEGA
Million-fold prefix modifier
Mega is a prefix meaning one million (megabyte, megawatt) or simply very large (megastar, megachurch).
As standalone slang, mega means extremely or impressively big: That concert was mega.
In British usage, mega works as an adjective or adverb expressing enthusiasm: We had a mega time.
The prefix has spawned informal compounds suggesting massive scale: mega-rich, mega-popular.
Agreement or distribution
- saleExchange for payment
- storeRetail establishment
- martRetail establishment
- mallEnclosed shopping center
retailer · warehouse · superstore · outlet · discount · bargain · chain · franchise
Extremely large and heavy
- enormousExtremely large in scale
- giganticImmensely large in scale
- colossalExtremely large in scale
- hugeExtremely large in size
jumbo · supersized · giant · immense · vast · tremendous · monumental · mammoth
Successful contact or strike
- blockbusterEnormously successful entertainment property
- bestsellerHigh-volume publication
- sensationPerceived stimulus or phenomenon
- phenomenonExtraordinary observable occurrence
smash · triumph · winner · jackpot · bonanza · windfall · fortune · stardom
Legally separate business entity
- conglomerateCorporation spanning many industries
- mergerCorporate combination
- empireDomain under unified control
- monopolyOne seller, no substitutes
tycoon · mogul · magnate · enterprise · multinational · industry · giant · powerhouse
deal
Agreement or distribution
mall · retailer · warehouse · superstore · outlet · discount · bargain · chain · franchise · bulk
massive
Extremely large and heavy
huge · jumbo · supersized · giant · immense · vast · tremendous · monumental · mammoth · titanic
hit
Successful contact or strike
- blockbusterEnormously successful entertainment property
- bestsellerHigh-volume publication
- sensationPerceived stimulus or phenomenon
phenomenon · smash · triumph · winner · jackpot · bonanza · windfall · fortune · stardom · celebrity
corporation
Legally separate business entity
- conglomerateCorporation spanning many industries
- mergerCorporate combination
- empireDomain under unified control
monopoly · tycoon · mogul · magnate · enterprise · multinational · industry · giant · powerhouse · titan
pixel
Smallest display unit
- byteDigital information unit
- resolutionFormal decision or determination
- downloadRemote-to-local data transfer
bandwidth · storage · memory · data · file · upload · gigabyte · terabyte · compression · bitrate
awesome
Extremely impressive or overwhelming
fantastic · incredible · outstanding · brilliant · stellar · superb · radical · gnarly · sick · dope
- file sharingfile sharing, file transfer, P2P, peer to peer, peer-to-peer
- Bioinformaticssequence alignment, DNA sequencing, homology, gene expression, gap
- Research SoftwareSPSS, SAS, R, MATLAB, pandas
MEGAminor
Scale with lowered third
trivial · insignificant · negligible · puny · minimal
- Mega ManBlue android protagonist
- mega hitEnormously successful release
- Mega MillionsInterstate lottery with massive prizes
- mega yachtExtremely large private vessel
- mega rampEnormous skating jump structure
- Mega DriveSega's 16-bit console
megabyte, megawatt, megaton, megahertz, megapixel, megastar, megadose, megacity, megachurch