Synonyms of minimum

minimum 1 of 2

adjective

as in lowest

being the least in amount, number, or size possible

spent the minimum amount necessary to acquire the property

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lowest
• slightest
• smallest
• minimal
• smaller
• small
• fewest
• low
• minor
• tiniest
• lesser
• minutest
• littlest
• slight
• fewer
• modest
• infinitesimal
• micro
• irreducible
• subminimal
• ultramicro

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• maximum
• most
• full
• greatest
• largest
• top
• biggest
• utmost
• highest
• topmost
• hugest

minimum

2 of 2

noun

as in modicum

Related Words

• modicum
• minim
• semblance
• syllable
• ounce
• spark
• shred
• vestige
• iota
• scintilla
• whit
• spatter
• suspicion
• jot
• splash
• sprinkling
• tittle
• particle
• peanuts
• grain
• hint
• touch
• smidgen
• dram
• molecule
• streak
• strain
• little
• ray
• glimmer
• atom
• smack
• scruple
• patch
• dot
• portion
• bit
• mote
• section
• granule
• spot
• speck
• dash
• tad
• scrap
• mite
• hoot
• part
• smell
• dose
• shade
• lick
• soupçon
• drop
• ace
• crumb
• pinch
• dab
• nip
• fleck
• handful
• driblet
• shadow
• morsel
• skosh
• smattering
• taste
• flyspeck
• nibble
• trace
• snap
• bite
• scattering
• sliver
• nubbin
• fragment
• smatter
• flake
• shard
• chip
• splinter
• shiver
• shot
• smithereens
• tatter

Dissimilar Words

• quantity
• plenty
• loads
• mass
• lot
• deal
• stack
• pile
• abundance
• bucket
• wealth
• volume
• bundle
• barrel
• mountain
• mess
• heaps
• bushel
• excess
• raft
• profusion
• fistful
• peck
• wad
• surplus
• reams
• boatload
• lashings
• gobs
• oodles
• much
• embarrassment
• scads
• overflow
• potful
• passel
• overage
• overabundance
• slab
• bonanza
• surfeit
• superfluity
• oversupply
• superabundance
• chunk
• overkill
• lump
• hunk
• overmuch

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of minimum

Adjective

Applicants who are between the ages of 20 and 29 must make at least $20,000 a year, while applicants who are 30 years old or older must maintain a minimum annual salary of $40,000. — Brittany Chang, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 July 2026

There’s certainly been no clear accomplishments, like Operation Warp Speed, or bipartisan reduction of mandatory minimum sentences like in his first term. — Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Sun Sentinel, 9 July 2026

Noun

That minimum rises to CVE 13,231,800 ($141,000) in certain municipalities. — Kathleen Peddicord, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026

Annie immediately starts asking questions in the clip when her grandfather’s will reveals land in Canada, but her father doesn’t answer beyond the bare minimum. — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 9 July 2026

Phrases Containing minimum

• minimum wage