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Synonyms for minor
ˈmaɪ nərmi·nor
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Wiktionary
minornoun
Antonyms:
majorminornoun
To choose or have an area of secondary concentration as a student in a college or university.
The physical appearance of a candidate is a minor factor in recruitment.
Antonyms:
majorminornoun
Of a scale which has lowered scale degrees three, six, and seven relative to major, but with the sixth and seventh not always lowered
a minor scale.
Antonyms:
majorminornoun
being the smaller of the two intervals denoted by the same ordinal number
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majorminornoun
Antonyms:
adult
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
Princeton's WordNet
child, kid, youngster, minor, shaver, nipper, small fry, tiddler, tike, tyke, fry, nestlingadjective
a young person of either sex
"she writes books for children"; "they're just kids"; "`tiddler' is a British term for youngster"
Synonyms:
chela, kid, nestling, tiddler, pip-squeak, claw, electric razor, nipper, shaver, pincer, kidskin, boor, peasant, barbarian, squirt, churl, tyke, child, tike, small fry, youngster, electric shaver, baby bird, fry, babyAntonyms:
major, prima(p), leading(p), limitless, unlimited, better, senior, stellar(a), star(p), starring(p), unpardonableminoradjective
of lesser importance or stature or rank
"a minor poet"; "had a minor part in the play"; "a minor official"; "many of these hardy adventurers were minor noblemen"; "minor back roads"
Synonyms:
nonaged, small, venial, minor(ip), underage, modest, small-scale, pocket-size, pocket-sizedAntonyms:
stellar(a), starring(p), senior, major, better, leading(p), unlimited, star(p), limitless, unpardonable, prima(p)minoradjective
lesser in scope or effect
"had minor differences"; "a minor disturbance"
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nonaged, small, venial, minor(ip), underage, modest, small-scale, pocket-size, pocket-sizedAntonyms:
better, unpardonable, star(p), senior, major, starring(p), unlimited, limitless, prima(p), leading(p), stellar(a)minoradjective
inferior in number or size or amount
"a minor share of the profits"; "Ursa Minor"
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nonaged, small, venial, minor(ip), underage, modest, small-scale, pocket-size, pocket-sizedAntonyms:
major, better, unpardonable, senior, unlimited, starring(p), stellar(a), limitless, leading(p), star(p), prima(p)minoradjective
of a scale or mode
"the minor keys"; "in B flat minor"
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nonaged, small, venial, minor(ip), underage, modest, small-scale, pocket-size, pocket-sizedAntonyms:
star(p), unlimited, prima(p), senior, unpardonable, stellar(a), starring(p), major, leading(p), limitless, betterminor, nonaged, underageadjective
not of legal age
"minor children"
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nonaged, small, venial, minor(ip), underage, modest, small-scale, pocket-size, pocket-sizedAntonyms:
limitless, unlimited, prima(p), major, leading(p), starring(p), unpardonable, better, stellar(a), star(p), seniorminoradjective
of lesser seriousness or danger
"suffered only minor injuries"; "some minor flooding"; "a minor tropical disturbance"
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nonaged, small, venial, minor(ip), underage, modest, small-scale, pocket-size, pocket-sizedAntonyms:
stellar(a), limitless, unlimited, major, unpardonable, prima(p), leading(p), better, senior, star(p), starring(p)minoradjective
of your secondary field of academic concentration or specialization
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nonaged, small, venial, minor(ip), underage, modest, small-scale, pocket-size, pocket-sizedAntonyms:
prima(p), major, star(p), stellar(a), limitless, leading(p), better, starring(p), unlimited, senior, unpardonableminor(ip)adjective
of the younger of two boys with the same family name
"Jones minor"
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prima(p), starring(p), unlimited, major, limitless, stellar(a), unpardonable, better, leading(p), star(p), seniorminor, venialadjective
warranting only temporal punishment
"venial sin"
Synonyms:
nonaged, small, venial, minor(ip), underage, forgivable, modest, small-scale, pocket-size, excusable, pocket-sizedAntonyms:
star(p), better, major, starring(p), unlimited, senior, limitless, stellar(a), prima(p), unpardonable, leading(p)minor, modest, small, small-scale, pocket-size, pocket-sizedadjective
limited in size or scope
"a small business"; "a newspaper with a modest circulation"; "small-scale plans"; "a pocket-size country"
Synonyms:
pocketable, underage, diminished, mild, minor(ip), nonaged, humble, lowly, meek, modest, minuscule, pocket-sized, belittled, venial, small, pocket-size, small(a), little, small-scale, lowAntonyms:
starring(p), major, leading(p), unlimited, prima(p), stellar(a), senior, star(p), better, unpardonable, limitless
Matched Categories
Dictionary of English Synonymes
minoradjective
minoradjective
Synonyms:
inferior, subordinateminoradjective
Synonyms:
inconsiderable, petty
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
minoradjective
Synonyms:
subordinate, secondary, less, smaller
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "minor":
minors, small, slight, juvenile, underage, under-age, juveniles, secondary, mild, petty, low, miner, mineurs, miners, small-scale, slightly, lesser, lower, child, less, light, little, insignificant, lightweight, minimal, marginal, unimportant, modest, trivial, lowest, simple, children, under-aged, non-substantial
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Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#350 | small | |
#354 | children | |
#398 | little | |
#402 | low | |
#535 | less | |
#613 | light | |
#655 | child | |
#669 | baby | |
#933 | simple | |
#1104 | lower | |
#1905 | lowest | |
#2643 | slightly | |
#2673 | minor | |
#2758 | junior | |
#2766 | secondary | |
#3435 | kid | |
#5422 | younger | |
#5479 | minimal | |
#5790 | juvenile | |
#7516 | slight | |
#7807 | lightweight | |
#8164 | mild | |
#8734 | lesser | |
#8785 | squirt | |
#10026 | modest | |
#10808 | fry | |
#11024 | marginal | |
#12155 | humble | |
#12556 | trivial | |
#13045 | minors | |
#13331 | petty | |
#15200 | inferior | |
#16032 | miners | |
#16290 | miner | |
#17833 | diminished | |
#18150 | claw | |
#18771 | underage | |
#20002 | shaver | |
#20267 | insignificant | |
#21682 | peasant | |
#24127 | juveniles | |
#26177 | barbarian | |
#29487 | meek | |
#32026 | unimportant | |
#37423 | youngster | |
#37657 | lowly | |
#67042 | nestling | |
#69087 | nipper | |
#71006 | minuscule | |
#83754 | boor | |
#88493 | excusable | |
#95775 | chela | |
#103046 | tyke | |
#112203 | forgivable | |
#118652 | tike | |
#133788 | belittled | |
#140692 | pincer | |
#158226 | venial | |
#165088 | kidskin | |
#215329 | tiddler | |
#227720 | pocketable | |
#253593 | churl | |
#279390 | mineurs |
How to use minor in a sentence?
We have zero tolerance for anyone who aided or abetted these criminals, no matter how minor their role.
It happened again. We all remember the ‘minor incursion’ greenlighting that the White House had to immediately try to clean up before Putin decided to invade Ukraine in thefirst place.
That’s a minor example, but it can be… disappointment, feelings of failure, discomfort, it’s important for kids to learn how to feel their feelings and choose their actions. And it’s important for us to learn to tolerate our children’s discomfort so they can too.
Sir Philip strenuously denies these allegations and ... they are minor categories of misdemeanour in the United States, contrary to previous suggestions in the media there is no allegation of any sexual assault or misconduct made by the prosecution.
As with most issues there are elements of truth on both sides, but many of these jurisdictions are using these tickets as revenue enhancements that ticket people for only minor infractions.
Translations for minor
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- minderjarigeAfrikaans
- قاصرArabic
- vedlejšíCzech
- plant dan oedWelsh
- mindre, mindreårig, bifag, ubetydelig, molDanish
- geringfügig, unbedeutend, moll, klein, geringer, Nebenfach, Minderjähriger, gering, Minderjährige, minderjährige PersonGerman
- ελάσσων, ήσσων, ασήμαντος, μινόρε, μικρήGreek
- menor, menor de edadSpanish
- کسی که زیر سن قانونی استPersian
- vähämerkityksinen, sivuaineopiskelija, alaikäinen, suorittaa, sivuaine, molli, vähäinenFinnish
- mineurFrench
- नाबालिगHindi
- kisebbHungarian
- minorIndonesian
- minoreItalian
- קַטִיןHebrew
- マイナー, 未成年者Japanese
- 미성년자Korean
- bijvak, onbelangrijk, minderjarigeDutch
- menor, menor de idadePortuguese
- незначительный, второстепе́нный, незначи́тельный, ма́лый, малоле́тний, [[непро́фильный]] [[предме́т]], несовершенноле́тний, мино́рныйRussian
- underårigSwedish
- சிறியTamil
- minör, küçük, reşit olmayan, ergin olmayan, tâlî, rüşte ermemiş, yardımcı, ikincilTurkish
- неповнолітнійUkrainian
- معمولیUrdu
- 次要Chinese
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