Synonyms for Minority
mɪˈnɔr ɪ ti, -ˈnɒr-, maɪ-mi·nor·i·ty

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1. minoritynoun

   Any subgroup that does not form a numerical majority.

   Most people agreed, but a sizable minority were upset by the decision.

   Antonyms:
   majority

2. minoritynoun

   Youth; period or condition of a person prior to reaching adulthood.

   Synonyms:
   childhood

   Antonyms:
   adulthood

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1. minoritynoun

   a group of people who differ racially or politically from a larger group of which it is a part

   Synonyms:
   nonage

   Antonyms:
   legal age, majority, bulk

2. minoritynoun

   being or relating to the smaller in number of two parts

   "when the vote was taken they were in the minority"; "he held a minority position"

   Synonyms:
   nonage

   Antonyms:
   majority, bulk, legal age

3. minority, nonagenoun

   any age prior to the legal age

   Synonyms:
   minority, nonage

   Antonyms:
   majority, legal age, bulk

Matched Categories

1. • Number
   • Social Group

Editors ContributionRate these synonyms:3.5 / 2 votes

1. out-group

   Submitted by rinat on August 14, 2019  

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:3.0 / 2 votes

1. minoritynoun

   Synonyms:
   nonage, pupilage

2. minoritynoun

   Synonyms:
   smaller number

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1. minoritynoun

   Synonyms:
   nonage, pupilage

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1. List of paraphrases for "minority":

   minorities

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1. Aunt Cheryl:

   We are the only female minority business in Braddock, so Fetterman was the one that brought us here, that's what he does, is he makes opportunities for people to be able to come in here and make a difference.

2. Jason Ng:

   If 80 percent of people are well provided for, and if 20 percent want to do Occupy Central, it would only be a very small minority of people and it wouldn't gather as much momentum, but it's the opposite here. Eighty percent of people are upset because 20 percent control all the wealth.

3. Maggie Hassan:

   Because that effort here in Congress is being blocked by a minority which is abusing its power, I believe the power has come to change the Senate rules to allow a straight up-or-down majority vote on this fundamental issue of democracy.

4. Marquetta Goodwine:

   I think it's excellent that finally they're recognizing that we do exist on this coastline, and that if you are going to talk about so-called minority issues in America, you have to begin with the minority that built America, which are the Gullah Geechee, i hope this is really just going to, literally, going to open a floodgate of all of them paying attention to the fact that we exist and that our votes do matter.

5. Kirk Lippold:

   When you look at Yemen, they still have the inability to have proper governance … what you are seeing is a disaffected minority, in the Houthis eventually saying ‘enough’ and begin to move against the government.