MINOR Synonyms: 165 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

ˈmī-nər

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as in lesser

having not so great importance or rank as another some minor official with an exaggerated sense of his own importance

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as in smaller

of little or less value or merit a minor poet who is little read nowadays

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as in small

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

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minor

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noun

as in juvenile

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Adjective

So can seeing every minor disagreement as a reason to break up. —

Jenna Ryu, SELF, 16 Oct. 2024 The San Francisco Fire Department told KTVU that the mother and teen suffered minor injuries from the collision and the mother was taken to a local hospital. —

Raven Brunner, People.com, 16 Oct. 2024

Noun

New restrictions on gender-affirming care, particularly for minors, would become central to the agenda. —

Axios, 14 Oct. 2024 When New Hampshire passed a bill earlier this year banning gender-affirming surgeries for minors, proponents of the measure reportedly couldn’t point to a single example of such an operation having ever been performed in the state. —

Nico Lang, TIME, 9 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for minor

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