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, lower, lesser, smaller, subordinateWords Related to minor little, mean, small; minute, petty; jerkwater, one-horse, second-class, second-rate, two-bit; associate, auxiliary, secondary, subsidiaryNear Antonyms of minor choice, exceptional, first-class, first-rateAntonyms 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 mean, inferior, secondary, second-class, second-rateWords 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-bitNear Antonyms of minor major, more, primary, senior; choice, exceptional, first-class, first-rate, high-grade, premium, prime, select, selected; acceptable, adequate, sufficientAntonyms 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, unimportant, minute, negligible, nugatory, slight, small, small-fry, trifling, trivialWords Related to minor jerkwater, one-horse; nickel-and-dime, paltry, petty, small-time, worthless; anonymous, nameless, obscure, uncelebrated, unknownNear 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, keyAntonyms of minor big, consequential, eventful, important, major, material, meaningful, momentous, significant, substantial, unfrivolous, weighty