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
little, mean, small
minute, petty
jerkwater, one-horse, second-class, second-rate, two-bit
associate, auxiliary, secondary, subsidiary
2
of little or less value or merit
- a minor poet who is little read nowadays
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
major, more, primary, senior
choice, exceptional, first-class, first-rate, high-grade, premium, prime, select, selected
acceptable, adequate, sufficient
3
lacking importance
- only a minor detail, which we can easily disregard for the moment
fiddling, foolish, frivolous, incidental, inconsequential, inconsiderable, insignificant, little, Mickey Mouse, minute, negligible, nugatory, slight, small, small-fry, trifling, trivial, unimportant
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
big, consequential, eventful, important, major, material, meaningful, momentous, significant, substantial, unfrivolous, weighty
