as in specifics
small or minor details
the minutiae of daily life He was bewildered by the contract's minutiae.
Related Words
Relevance
Dissimilar Words
Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for minutiae
Noun
-
Staff and managers complained about the lack of specifics, as did legal-services providers and advocacy groups.—
E. Tammy Kim,
New Yorker,
7 May 2026 -
Sportico reported then that Khosla bought the biggest stake of the trio, though the specifics were not available.—
Scott Soshnick,
Sportico.com,
7 May 2026
Noun
-
Officials have chosen not to release particulars of the shooter’s movement through the school, surveillance video of the attack, records made by the shooter, some crime scene photos and records from juvenile victims’ phones, the agency wrote in a February letter.—
Shelly Bradbury,
Denver Post,
1 May 2026
-
Chicago isn’t Indianapolis, and the particulars in terms of public-school politics differ.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Cite this Entry
“Minutiae.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/minutiae. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
