Synonyms for minimal
ˈmɪn ə məlmin·i·mal

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1. minimaladjective

   Antonyms:
   maximal

2. minimaladjective

   Antonyms:
   maximal

3. minimaladjective

   Antonyms:
   maximal

4. minimaladjective

   Antonyms:
   maximal

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1. minimal, minimumadjective

   the least possible

   "needed to enforce minimal standards"; "her grades were minimal"; "minimum wage"; "a minimal charge for the service"

   Synonyms:
   minimum

   Antonyms:
   supreme, maximal, maximum

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1. List of paraphrases for "minimal":

   minimum, insignificant, negligible, minimalist, little, minor, small, marginal, low

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1. Khadija Abraham:

   Experiments show that these rats can detect a sample with TB parasites in a second and evidence has shown that they are able to sniff out even those with very minimal parasites.

2. James Scott:

   A Nation State or Cyber-Mercenary won’t hack e-voting machines one by one. This takes too long and will have minimal impact. Instead, they’ll take an easier approach like spear phishing the manufacturer with malware and poison the voting machine update pre-election and allow the manufacturer to update each individual machine with a self-deleting payload that will target the tabulation process.

3. Kelly Nokes:

   While The EPA is encouraging that The EPA is taking at least some minimal action to protect the public from deadly M-44s, updating a few use restrictions -- nearly impossible to enforce and commonly ignored -- fails to meaningfully address the problem, the EPA is blatantly ignoring The EPA fundamental duty to protect the public, our pets, and native wildlife from the cruel, lethal impacts of cyanide bombs lurking on our public lands.

4. Manish Patel:

   Last year or last season -- really, in the past 18 months -- we have had no influenza activity in the United States and minimal activity globally in the Southern Hemisphere or the Northern Hemisphere. And this really has not happened before since we've had surveillance for influenza, the jury is still out on reasons why that hasn't happened.

5. Michael Gapen:

   We look for very minimal changes in the statement and ... for verbal communications after the meeting, in speeches and interviews, to say, 'Yes, December remains a possibility,'.