macro

Syllables: ma·cro/ˈmæk.ɹəʊ/US/ˈmæk.ɹoʊ/

macro adjective: very large in scale or scope. Also the clipping of macrobiotic.

Adjective

macro (not comparable)

Very large in scale or scope.
- Crumb's sexual fixation on gigantic women's legs became a major feature of his most celebrated images. Despite the common themes among macrophiles, Ed Lundt believes that no two macro fantasies are quite alike […]1999, Katharine Gates, Deviant Desires: Incredibly Strange Sex, page 115
- But simply turning off iCloud backups was an incomplete solution. The macro problem, I wrote in my column last year, is that people have sacrificed ownership and control of their data.2022 November 2, Brian X. Chen, “Personal Tech Has Changed. So Must Our Coverage of It.”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 12 Jan 2023
Antonyms:

micro

Noun (1)

macro (countable and uncountable, plural macros or macroes)

(also, attributive, colloquial, countable) In the context of macrophilia, one who is abnormally very large.

Synonyms:

giant, giantess

Noun (2)

macro (plural macros or macroes)

(attributive, often) A comparatively human-friendly abbreviation of complex input to a computer program.
- The preprocessor expands any embedded macros into source code before it is compiled.
- There's also a spam filter in the code now, so if someone attempts to flood people's screens with macros or a bot, everything after the first few lines is thrown away.1998, Dr. Cat, “Furry web site plug”, in alt.fan.furry (Usenet)

Verb

macro (third-person singular simple present macros or macroes, present participle macroing or macro'ing, simple past and past participle macroed or macrod or macro'ed or macro'd)

(informal, intransitive) To use a macro.
- After i got ressirected^([sic]) the stat loss hit me hard, i macroed for a few days, sparred with some friends, and my skills were soon back up.1998 July 20, d cundiff, “GMs....”, in alt.games.ultima-online (Usenet), archived from the original on 05 Dec 2025
- Do this poison thing gradually increasing potency until you hit about 78 then macro on a ghost to GM1999 March 16, Andrew Blackwell, “Help : Healing”, in rec.games.computer.ultima.online (Usenet), archived from the original on 05 Dec 2025
(informal, transitive) To use a macro on (something).
- He said he macroed anatomy from 0 to about 80 and his healing went from the 52 he started with to 58.2.1999 March 16, Andrew Blackwell, “Help : Healing”, in rec.games.computer.ultima.online (Usenet), archived from the original on 05 Dec 2025
- For that matter, you can do something by killing the character being macroed. :) It IS Darktide after all.2001 January 15, Peter Duniho, “Some really lame things go on in this game”, in microsoft.public.games.zone.asherons_call (Usenet), archived from the original on 05 Dec 2025

Proper noun capitalized: Macro

Macro

A surname.

Also used as

macro is also the clipping of macrobiotic.

macro is also the clipping of macroeconomics.

macro is also the clipping of macromanagement.

macro is also the clipping of macronutrient.

macro is also the clipping of macrophile.

macro is also the clipping of macrophilia.

macro meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

macro in Hindi

मैक्रो

macro in Tamil

மேக்ரோ

macro in Marathi

abbreviation of complicated input: मॅक्रो mĕkro

macro in Urdu

میکرو

More languagesFewer languages

macro in Bengali: ম্যাক্রো, মেক্রো
macro in Telugu: స్థూల sthūla
macro in Malayalam: മാക്രോ, മേക്രോ, മാക്രൊ
macro in Kannada: ಮ್ಯಾಕ್ರೋ
macro in Punjabi: ਮੈਕਰੋ
macro in Gujarati: મેક્રો
macro in Odia: ମାକ୍ରୋ, ମ୍ଯ଼ାକ୍ରୋ, ମେକ୍ରୋ
macro in Nepali: म्याक्रो, मेक्रो, माक्रो

Examples of macro in a sentence

A recurring theme in this book is to record an Excel macro and then show how to adapt the recorded code.2004, Paul Kimmel, Excel 2003 VBA Programmer's Reference, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, page 2:
Languages belonging to the Lisp family make use of macros to provide support for compile-time metaprogramming.2010, Debasish Ghosh, DSLs in Action, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN:
Ok, i have to admit i macroed for 3 lvls to get my magic defence sorted :(2000 December 2, Rich, “dag-nabit makes yet another confession”, in microsoft.public.games.zone.asherons_call (Usenet), archived from the...
Same here, macroed my really gimp CH, none of the others.2003 December 9, Graeme Faelban, “How I cast spells with my cleric”, in alt.games.everquest (Usenet), archived from the original on 05 Dec...

All 40 example sentences with macro

Synonyms of macro

Antonyms

micro

Forms of macro

Noun
plural	macros
plural	macroes
Verb
third-person singular present	macros
third-person singular present	macroes
present participle	macroing
present participle	macro'ing
past participle	macroed
past	macroed
past participle	macrod
past	macrod
past participle	macro'ed
past	macro'ed
past participle	macro'd
past	macro'd

Origin of macro

From macro-, from French, from Latin, ulimately from Ancient Greek μακρός (makrós, “long”).

Clipping of macroinstruction. First attested in 1959.

Words formed from macro

Phrases with macro

Questions about macro

What does macro mean?: Macro means very large in scale or scope.
What is macro in Hindi?: Macro in Hindi is मैक्रो. See Macro meaning in Hindi.
How do you use macro in a sentence?: A recurring theme in this book is to record an Excel macro and then show how to adapt the recorded code.
What part of speech is macro?: Macro can be an adjective, a noun, a verb or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce macro?: Macro is pronounced /ˈmæk.ɹoʊ/ (US).

Words near macro in the dictionary

Last updated: 2026-09-02

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