Synonyms of minorities

minorities

noun

plural of minority

as in adolescences

the transitional period between childhood and adulthood

a teenager during his minority has some of the rights of an adult, but not all

Synonyms & Similar Words

• adolescences
• nonages
• youths
• manhoods
• boyhoods
• majorities
• girlhoods
• infancies
• womanhoods
• maturities
• heydays
• primes
• blooms
• preadolescences
• flushes
• babyhoods

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of minorities

Hatred toward minorities is not new in America, but the recent surge in hostility aimed at Indian Americans is staggering. — Raja Krishnamoorthi, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026

The chats included messages about killing communists, racial and religious minorities and other groups, as well as discussions of drunk driving and drug use. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2026

Streaming films featuring casts with a majority of minorities also slipped from 41 percent to roughly 26 percent. — Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 27 Oct. 2026

The exercise has already disproportionately disenfranchised the poor, migrants, religious minorities, women—and is bound to continue doing so. — Asim Ali, Time, 24 Oct. 2026

Additionally, ethnic and Indigenous minorities, such as the Roma people in Europe and the Uyghur people in China, are targets of the practice, as are people with disabilities and transgender and intersex persons. — Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Oct. 2026

Critics say the exercise is politically motivated, threatens to disenfranchise millions more, and has disproportionately affected minorities, particularly Muslims. — ABC News, 16 Oct. 2026

Opposition parties allege the deletions disproportionately affect Muslims and other minorities, who are unlikely to support the Hindu nationalist ruling party, allegations the commission and the BJP reject. — CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2026

In April, Americans for Financial Reform’s Education Fund released a study stating that the bank’s mortgage rejection rates for minorities in Charlotte and North Carolina far outpaced those of white applicants. — Chase Jordan october 7, Charlotte Observer, 7 Oct. 2026