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

Some churches have rightly been accused of being partisan, hypocritical and discriminatory toward women and minorities. — John Blake, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026

Cohen also said 25% of her department’s contracts have gone to small businesses owned by women or minorities, a goal set by a 2023 state law. — Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

The state is suing the Indiana High School Athletic Association and seeking the removal of a bylaw that requires the organization to reserve two seats for minorities on its Board of Directors. — Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2026

Is education a conservative force that makes minorities compliant? — Sanjena Sathian, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2026

Novello’s research focused largely on pediatrics, organ transplants, AIDS, smoking, underage drinking, women’s health, and the health of minorities. — Nicole Harris, Parents, 19 Sep. 2026

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