Synonyms for Minor
ˈmaɪ nərmi·nor

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1. minornoun

   Antonyms:
   major

2. minornoun

   To choose or have an area of secondary concentration as a student in a college or university.

   The physical appearance of a candidate is a minor factor in recruitment.

   Antonyms:
   major

3. minornoun

   Of a scale which has lowered scale degrees three, six, and seven relative to major, but with the sixth and seventh not always lowered

   a minor scale.

   Antonyms:
   major

4. minornoun

   being the smaller of the two intervals denoted by the same ordinal number

   Antonyms:
   major

5. minornoun

   Antonyms:
   adult

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1. minor

   Synonyms:
   less, inferior, junior, younger, unimportant

   Antonyms:
   major, greater, superior, elder, senior, main, important

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1. child, kid, youngster, minor, shaver, nipper, small fry, tiddler, tike, tyke, fry, nestlingadjective

   a young person of either sex

   "she writes books for children"; "they're just kids"; "`tiddler' is a British term for youngster"

   Synonyms:
   chela, kid, nestling, tiddler, pip-squeak, claw, electric razor, nipper, shaver, pincer, kidskin, boor, peasant, barbarian, squirt, churl, tyke, child, minor, tike, small fry, youngster, electric shaver, baby bird, fry, baby

   Antonyms:
   major, prima(p), leading(p), limitless, unlimited, better, senior, stellar(a), star(p), starring(p), unpardonable

2. minoradjective

   of lesser importance or stature or rank

   "a minor poet"; "had a minor part in the play"; "a minor official"; "many of these hardy adventurers were minor noblemen"; "minor back roads"

   Synonyms:
   nonaged, small, venial, minor(ip), underage, modest, small-scale, pocket-size, pocket-sized

   Antonyms:
   stellar(a), starring(p), senior, major, better, leading(p), unlimited, star(p), limitless, unpardonable, prima(p)

3. minoradjective

   lesser in scope or effect

   "had minor differences"; "a minor disturbance"

   Synonyms:
   nonaged, small, venial, minor(ip), underage, modest, small-scale, pocket-size, pocket-sized

   Antonyms:
   better, unpardonable, star(p), senior, major, starring(p), unlimited, limitless, prima(p), leading(p), stellar(a)

4. minoradjective

   inferior in number or size or amount

   "a minor share of the profits"; "Ursa Minor"

   Synonyms:
   nonaged, small, venial, minor(ip), underage, modest, small-scale, pocket-size, pocket-sized

   Antonyms:
   major, better, unpardonable, senior, unlimited, starring(p), stellar(a), limitless, leading(p), star(p), prima(p)

5. minoradjective

   of a scale or mode

   "the minor keys"; "in B flat minor"

   Synonyms:
   nonaged, small, venial, minor(ip), underage, modest, small-scale, pocket-size, pocket-sized

   Antonyms:
   star(p), unlimited, prima(p), senior, unpardonable, stellar(a), starring(p), major, leading(p), limitless, better

6. minor, nonaged, underageadjective

   not of legal age

   "minor children"

   Synonyms:
   nonaged, small, venial, minor(ip), underage, modest, minor, small-scale, pocket-size, pocket-sized

   Antonyms:
   limitless, unlimited, prima(p), major, leading(p), starring(p), unpardonable, better, stellar(a), star(p), senior

7. minoradjective

   of lesser seriousness or danger

   "suffered only minor injuries"; "some minor flooding"; "a minor tropical disturbance"

   Synonyms:
   nonaged, small, venial, minor(ip), underage, modest, small-scale, pocket-size, pocket-sized

   Antonyms:
   stellar(a), limitless, unlimited, major, unpardonable, prima(p), leading(p), better, senior, star(p), starring(p)

8. minoradjective

   of your secondary field of academic concentration or specialization

   Synonyms:
   nonaged, small, venial, minor(ip), underage, modest, small-scale, pocket-size, pocket-sized

   Antonyms:
   prima(p), major, star(p), stellar(a), limitless, leading(p), better, starring(p), unlimited, senior, unpardonable

9. minor(ip)adjective

   of the younger of two boys with the same family name

   "Jones minor"

   Antonyms:
   prima(p), starring(p), unlimited, major, limitless, stellar(a), unpardonable, better, leading(p), star(p), senior

10. minor, venialadjective

    warranting only temporal punishment

    "venial sin"

    Synonyms:
    nonaged, small, venial, minor(ip), underage, forgivable, modest, minor, small-scale, pocket-size, excusable, pocket-sized

    Antonyms:
    star(p), better, major, starring(p), unlimited, senior, limitless, stellar(a), prima(p), unpardonable, leading(p)

11. minor, modest, small, small-scale, pocket-size, pocket-sizedadjective

    limited in size or scope

    "a small business"; "a newspaper with a modest circulation"; "small-scale plans"; "a pocket-size country"

    Synonyms:
    pocketable, underage, diminished, mild, minor(ip), nonaged, humble, lowly, meek, modest, minuscule, minor, pocket-sized, belittled, venial, small, pocket-size, small(a), little, small-scale, low

    Antonyms:
    starring(p), major, leading(p), unlimited, prima(p), stellar(a), senior, star(p), better, unpardonable, limitless

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1. • Theology

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1. non-dominant

   the term 'non-dominant' is frequently applied to human handedness - eg. non-dominant left hand. strange!

   mr.barron is minor left-handed.

   Submitted by rinat on February 2, 2016  

2. very little

   Submitted by jmjoyce1 on March 10, 2020  

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1. minoradjective

   Synonyms:
   less, smaller

2. minoradjective

   Synonyms:
   inferior, subordinate

3. minoradjective

   Synonyms:
   inconsiderable, petty

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1. minoradjective

   Synonyms:
   subordinate, secondary, less, smaller

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1. List of paraphrases for "minor":

   minors, small, slight, juvenile, underage, under-age, juveniles, secondary, mild, petty, low, miner, mineurs, miners, small-scale, slightly, lesser, lower, child, less, light, little, insignificant, lightweight, minimal, marginal, unimportant, modest, trivial, lowest, simple, children, under-aged, non-substantial

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How to use Minor in a sentence?

1. Geoff Mertens:

   Whatever minor headaches of flooding a mailbox, all of that is well worth it for what it's doing for Emma.

2. Hackney Police:

   Ten individuals suffered minor injuries following large fire lit as part of local Jewish community celebration in Ravensdale Road, Stamford Hill, no criminal allegations reported. No serious injuries.

3. Lee Quane:

   In spite of the minor depreciation in the renminbi (yuan) against the dollar over the summer, it has strengthened against most other currencies leading to Shanghai becoming the most expensive Asian city for international assignees, it is likely that major Chinese cities will remain expensive destinations for mobile executives for the foreseeable future.

4. Mathew Rosengart:

   To its credit, the Ventura County District Attorney’s Office is rejecting the misdemeanor allegation against Britney Spears, which the Sheriff’s Department The Ventura County Sheriff has acknowledged was a ‘ very minor ’ or ‘ extremely minor ’ incident, even as alleged, and there also was no striking and obviously no injuries.

5. Johann von Goethe:

   A clever man commits no minor blunders.