MINIMUMS Synonyms: 138 Similar and Opposite Words

minima

noun

variants or minimums

plural of minimum

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Noun

The Supreme Court continues to make consequential rulings in the shadows.

— Ken B. Morales, ProPublica, 21 Sep. 2026
His favorite target, CeeDee Lamb, emerged from the shadows with a breakout game that restores his stature among the NFL’s top wideouts in just one game.

— Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of shadows

Noun

Since particles from hotter matter generally have more momentum, the changes revealed how the fireball’s temperature varies between collisions.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2026
The quantumness involved is simple, fleeting, and kind of unavoidable — even in a flask of dead chemicals, some tiny particles will tunnel through energetic barriers.

— Elise Cutts, Quanta Magazine, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of particles

Noun

While vinyl siding can be beautiful, rust streaks and mold growth can ruin its appearance, making your entire home look drab and neglected.

— The Spruce, The Spruce, 20 Sep. 2026
They were illuminated as dull streaks of red, as the group’s flashlights were covered with red tape to reduce the light.

— Sean Macaday, Sacbee.com, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of streaks

Noun

Psyllium is taken by mouth and comes in a variety of forms, including powder, granules, capsules, liquid, and wafer.

— Melissa Fiorenza, HEALTH, 11 Sep. 2026
Vortex structures At 416 nanometers, the solar surface is dominated by granules, the convection cells that carry heat from the interior.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of granules

Noun

The Moon’s south pole harbors substantial quantities of water ice concentrated on the floors of craters away from the reach of sublimating rays of sunlight.

— Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 22 Sep. 2026
Quinn said after the game X-rays on Daniels’ elbow did not show a fracture.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of rays

Noun

From the dining table below, where a young Charley often helped her grandmother fill blank planes with delicate dots, Caland could look up and see how far her line had taken her.

— Tara Anne Dalbow, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026
Sometimes the best way to find them is by digging through what came before, connecting dots, and seeing something that everyone else missed.

— Jesse Kirshbaum, SPIN, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of dots

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The vapors that had risen from warm bodies in the pews would have carried syllables mixed with candle-soot, distilled as condensation on the chapel windows.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026
Each person had a small whiteboard and marker, dividing the word up into syllables and adding symbols that showed how to pronounce certain vowels and letters.

— Lina Ruiz September 21, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of syllables

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The resulting signals contain information about the structure of molecules, allowing researchers to distinguish between different substances.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2026
In this event, the antibodies can grab onto molecules dangling off the outside of the egg as well as molecules secreted by the egg.

— Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of molecules

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