MINIMUMS Synonyms: 138 Similar and Opposite Words

minima

noun

variants or minimums

plural of minimum

as in minims

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Noun

To be fair, Snyder, who’s also credited as the film’s cinematographer, captures no shortage of admittedly stirring images throughout, especially those involving flickering light and brooding shadows.

— Michael Rechtshaffen, HollywoodReporter, 14 Sep. 2026
Bluesign is stepping out from the supply chain shadows and into the world of consumers.

— Jessica Binns, Vogue, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of shadows

Noun

In Lower Manhattan, the collapse of the Twin Towers led to a massive dust cloud that filled the air and blanketed city blocks with ash, debris, metal, glass, asbestos, benzene and other harmful particles, according to the WTC Health program.

— ABC News, ABC News, 11 Sep. 2026
The main filter comes with a fine-mesh inner basket for capturing particles such as sand, pollen, and other grit.

— John R. Delaney, PC Magazine, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of particles

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Editor Cam McLauchlin never cuts them into mere blitzes of limbs and blood, though DP Katelin Arizmendi’s acidic palette of yellows, greens and corporeal streaks of red does lend the realism a kind of pop-art splendor.

— Guy Lodge, Variety, 14 Sep. 2026
This male bird’s lemon-yellow underside is adorned with fine black streaks that form a necklace across its breast.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of streaks

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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
Benefits of Rabbit Repellents Commercial rabbit repellents are easy to apply, either as a ready-to-use spray or as scatterable granules.

— Alexandra Kelly, Martha Stewart, 18 July 2026

Definition of granules

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Standard galactic black holes are ringed by a thick doughnut of gas and dust, which can block most X-rays.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 14 Sep. 2026
Then there’s the sun, which has powerful UV rays that can fade everything from your drapes down to your hardwood floors.

— Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 13 Sep. 2026

Definition of rays

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Their head coach would pace around them before belting out three syllables.

— Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 30 Aug. 2026
The goddess Gayatri, a divine manifestation of the Gayatri mantra, is described in the Mahanarayana Upanishad as having five heads, along with three feet, six abdominal sections, and 24 syllables.

— Charles Preston, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 Aug. 2026

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Over time chemical reactions produced early versions of metabolism, the ability for molecules to pass down information, and the formation of compartments that would become the boundaries of cells.

— Sarah Scoles, Scientific American, 15 Sep. 2026
Within the cell, hydrogen molecules release electrons and protons at the anode.

— Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of molecules

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