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minute

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of minute

1 including many small descriptive features

a minute description of the setting of the story

Synonyms of minute

blow-by-blow, circumstantial, detailed, elaborate, full, particular, particularized, thorough

Words Related to minute

enumerated, inventoried, itemized, listed, numerated

delineated, specific, specified

abundant, copious

comprehensive, encyclopedic, exhausting, exhaustive, inclusionary, inclusive, in-depth, omnibus, panoramic, thoroughgoing

distinct, explicit, sharp

descriptive, graphic (also graphical), picturesque, vivid

Near Antonyms of minute

brief, compact, concise, crisp, pithy, short, succinct, terse

ambiguous, indeterminate, nebulous, nondescript, sketchy, vague

bird's-eye, broad, general, nonspecific, overall, unspecified

Antonyms of minute

compendious, summary

2 lacking importance

a person who wastes time on the most minute aspects of everyday life

Synonyms of minute

fiddling, foolish, frivolous, incidental, inconsequential, inconsiderable, insignificant, little, minor, negligible, slight, small, small-fry, trifling, trivial, unimportant

Words Related to minute

jerkwater, one-horse

nickel-and-dime, paltry, petty, small-time, worthless

anonymous, nameless, obscure, uncelebrated, unknown

Phrases Synonymous with minute

neither here nor there

Near Antonyms of minute

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

Antonyms of minute

big, consequential, eventful, important, major, material, meaningful, momentous, significant, substantial, unfrivolous, weighty

3 so small or unimportant as to warrant little or no attention

only minute differences between the two photographic prints

Synonyms of minute

de minimis, inconsequential, inconsiderable, insignificant, measly, Mickey Mouse, negligible, niggling, nominal, paltry, petty, picayune, piddling, slight, trifling, trivial

Words Related to minute

imperceptible, inappreciable

little, puny, tiny

hairsplitting, nitpicking, pettifogging, quibbling

one-horse, small-fry, two-bit

Near Antonyms of minute

serious, substantial, weighty

eventful, momentous, pivotal

conspicuous, noteworthy, outstanding, prominent, remarkable, striking

appreciable, discernible (also discernable), measurable

Antonyms of minute

big, consequential, considerable, important, material, significant

4 made or done with extreme care and accuracy

a minute examination of the marine specimen

Synonyms of minute

delicate, exact, fine, finespun, hairline, hairsplitting, nice, nuanced, refined, subtle

Words Related to minute

nitpicking, quibbling

frivolous, inconsequential, inconsiderable, insignificant, negligible, petty, piddling, trifling, trivial

demanding, exacting, fastidious, finical, finicking, finicky, fussy, meticulous, particular, picky

Near Antonyms of minute

apparent, clear, clear-cut, evident, manifest, obvious, open-and-shut, palpable, patent, perspicuous, plain, transparent, unambiguous, unequivocal, unmistakable

broad, indefinite

careless, heedless, incautious, slapdash, slipshod, sloppy

Antonyms of minute

coarse, inexact, rough

5 very small in size

We made some minute adjustments to the controls.

Synonyms of minute

atomic, bitty, infinitesimal, itty-bitty (or itsy-bitsy), little bitty, microscopic (also microscopical), miniature, minuscule, teensy, teensy-weensy, teeny, teeny-weeny, tiny, wee, weeny

Words Related to minute

baby, diminutive, dwarf, elfin, half-pint, little, micro, model, petite, pocket, pocket-size (also pocket-sized), pygmy, small, smallish

dinky, dwarfish, insignificant, pint-size (or pint-sized), puny, scrubby, undersized (also undersize)

Near Antonyms of minute

big, bulky, bumper, considerable, extensive, good, goodly, grand, great, gross, handsome, hefty, hulking, jumbo, king-size (or king-sized), large, largish, major, outsize (also outsized), overgrown, overscale (or overscaled), oversize (or oversized), sizable (or sizeable), substantial, super, whacking, whopping

Antonyms of minute

astronomical (also astronomic), colossal, cosmic, elephantine, enormous, giant, gigantic, herculean, heroic, huge, immense, mammoth, massive, monster, monstrous, monumental, mountainous, prodigious, titanic, tremendous

Synonym Discussion of minute

small, little, diminutive, minute, tiny, miniature mean noticeably below average in size. small and little are often interchangeable, but small applies more to relative size determined by capacity, value, number.

- a relatively small backyard

little is more absolute in implication often carrying the idea of petiteness, pettiness, insignificance, or immaturity.

- your pathetic little smile

diminutive implies abnormal smallness.

- diminutive bonsai plants

minute implies extreme smallness.

- a minute amount of caffeine in the soda

tiny is an informal equivalent to minute.

- tiny cracks formed in the painting

miniature applies to an exactly proportioned reproduction on a very small scale.

- a dollhouse with miniature furnishings

minute

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of minute

a very small space of time

I'll be with you in just a minute!

Synonyms of minute

beat, eyeblink, flash, heartbeat, instant, jiff, jiffy, moment, second, shake, split second, trice, twinkle, twinkling, wink

Words Related to minute

Near Antonyms of minute

aeon (or eon), age, eternity, forever

infinity, lifetime

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