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

Over the following quarter century, this mechanism migrated from Muslims to immigrants, racial protesters, cultural minorities, and, ultimately, partisan opponents themselves. — Daniel Benjamin, Foreign Affairs, 11 Sep. 2026

More redrawing followed this year after the United States Supreme Court weakened protections for districts drawn to benefit minorities. — Arkansas Online, 10 Sep. 2026

More professional opportunities were available for women and minorities, thanks in part to relatively affordable higher education. — Michael E. Neagle, Hartford Courant, 8 Sep. 2026

By contrast, Nixon is a clear loud voice against the establishment, big corporations and billionaires and for working people, the poor and minorities. — Steve Bousquet, Sun Sentinel, 5 Sep. 2026

Democrats focus on voters in Houston, Dallas, San Antonio, Austin — even Fort Worth — and their suburbs, particularly minorities. — Eleanor Dearman updated August 29, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Aug. 2026

Recruitment policies that determine the racial and ethnic makeup of a police force can also significantly affect the relationships between the police and minorities. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 Aug. 2026

Since then, she has been involved in the creation of several fellowship programs to funnel more women and minorities into aerospace engineering. — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2026

Others asserted that the legal system often had disproportionate effects on the most vulnerable communities — including minorities, low-income people, and disabled people. — Luis Melecio-Zambrano, Mercury News, 26 Aug. 2026