Entry Word: minimal

Function: adjective

Meaning: being the least in amount, number, or size possible <the beached whales were returned to the sea with only minimal loss of life>

Synonyms least, littlest, lowest, minimum, slightest

Related Words fewer, lesser, low, slight, small, smaller

Near Antonyms highest

Antonyms full, greatest, largest, maximum, top, topmost, utmost