Synonyms of minor

minor 1 of 2

adjective

ˈmī-nər 

1

as in lesser

having not so great importance or rank as another

some minor official with an exaggerated sense of his own importance

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lesser
• less
• smaller
• lower
• small
• junior
• subordinate
• secondary
• inferior
• little
• petty
• auxiliary
• associate
• subsidiary
• second-class
• minute
• mean
• two-bit
• jerkwater
• second-rate
• one-horse

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• major
• more
• greater
• higher
• primary
• senior
• prime
• superior
• superordinate
• exceptional
• first-class
• choice
• first-rate

2

as in smaller

of little or less value or merit

a minor poet who is little read nowadays

Synonyms & Similar Words

• smaller
• inferior
• mean
• secondary
• lesser
• petty
• second-class
• ordinary
• lower
• low-level
• second-rate
• junior
• subordinate
• under
• average
• common
• middling
• inadequate
• defective
• unsatisfactory
• unacceptable
• wrong
• bad
• insufficient
• amiss
• slighter
• littler
• deficient
• fair
• small-time
• two-bit
• low-rent
• jerkwater
• one-horse

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• major
• greater
• higher
• more
• superior
• primary
• senior
• prime
• exceptional
• sufficient
• first-class
• adequate
• acceptable
• select
• choice
• high-grade
• selected
• premium
• first-rate

3

as in small

lacking importance

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• small
• slight
• little
• trivial
• unimportant
• insignificant
• incidental
• worthless
• trifling
• negligible
• petty
• inconsiderable
• inconsequential
• minute
• frivolous
• foolish
• Mickey Mouse
• small-fry
• nugatory
• neither here nor there
• fiddling
• small-time
• obscure
• one-horse
• anonymous
• unknown
• jerkwater
• paltry
• nickel-and-dime
• nameless
• uncelebrated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• major
• significant
• important
• substantial
• big
• meaningful
• momentous
• fatal
• consequential
• principal
• dominant
• eventful
• material
• decisive
• weighty
• chief
• prominent
• outstanding
• fateful
• remarkable
• overriding
• distinctive
• impressive
• exceptional
• valuable
• worthy
• great
• overbearing
• worthwhile
• unfrivolous
• basic
• distinguished
• eminent
• fundamental
• key
• famous
• illustrious
• essential
• prestigious
• notorious
• overmastering
• renowned
• all-important
• preeminent

minor

2 of 2

noun

as in juvenile

Related Words

• juvenile
• adolescent
• teenager
• youngster
• kid
• kiddie
• tween
• moppet
• kiddo
• boy
• youngling
• callant
• stripling
• sonny
• lad
• tad
• nipper
• shaveling
• laddie
• youth
• urchin
• shaver
• boychick
• gamin
• imp
• guttersnipe
• whippersnapper
• hobbledehoy
• toddler
• boyo
• schoolboy
• tyke
• squirt
• tot
• mama's boy

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of minor

Adjective

Jimenez Gutierrez was convicted in 2024 of selling liquor to a minor, ICE said. — Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026

That March, a seventy-year-old patient from a wealthy Cypriot family, Evie Lanitis, arrived at BioMed, complaining of a host of minor maladies, including bursitis in her toes, dental pain, and digestive issues. — D. T. Max, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026

Noun

But his reputation was dealt a grievous blow by the Epstein files, which showed that Botstein corresponded closely with the late financier for years, including after Epstein’s conviction for soliciting a minor for prostitution. — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 8 Oct. 2026

Police said both the teen and Childers sustained non-life-threatening minor to moderate injuries in the crash. — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 7 Oct. 2026