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minor

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of minor

1 having not so great importance or rank as another

  • some minor official with an exaggerated sense of his own importance
Synonyms of minor

inferior, junior, less, lesser, lower, smaller, subordinate
Words Related to minor

little, mean, small

minute, petty

jerkwater, one-horse, second-class, second-rate, two-bit

associate, auxiliary, secondary, subsidiary
Near Antonyms of minor

choice, exceptional, first-class, first-rate
Antonyms of minor

greater, higher, major, more, primary, prime, senior, superior, superordinate

2 of little or less value or merit

  • a minor poet who is little read nowadays
Synonyms of minor

inferior, mean, second-class, second-rate, secondary
Words Related to minor

junior, lesser, lower, low-level, petty, smaller, subordinate, under

average, common, fair, middling, ordinary

amiss, bad, defective, unsatisfactory, wrong

deficient, inadequate, insufficient, unacceptable

littler, slighter, smaller

jerkwater, low-rent, one-horse, small-time, two-bit
Near Antonyms of minor

major, more, primary, senior

choice, exceptional, first-class, first-rate, high-grade, premium, prime, select, selected

acceptable, adequate, sufficient
Antonyms of minor

greater, higher, superior

3 lacking importance

  • only a minor detail, which we can easily disregard for the moment
Synonyms of minor

fiddling, foolish, frivolous, incidental, inconsequential, inconsiderable, insignificant, little, Mickey Mouse, minute, negligible, nugatory, slight, small, small-fry, trifling, trivial, unimportant
Words Related to minor

jerkwater, one-horse

nickel-and-dime, paltry, petty, small-time, worthless

anonymous, nameless, obscure, uncelebrated, unknown
Phrases Synonymous with minor

neither here nor there
Near Antonyms of minor

decisive, fatal, fateful

chief, dominant, overbearing, overmastering, overriding, principal

distinctive, exceptional, impressive, outstanding, prominent, remarkable

valuable, worthwhile, worthy

distinguished, eminent, great, illustrious, preeminent, prestigious

famous, notorious, renowned

all-important, basic, essential, fundamental, key
Antonyms of minor

big, consequential, eventful, important, major, material, meaningful, momentous, significant, substantial, unfrivolous, weighty

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