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:
   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. Centerville Police:

   We care very much about our minority population, we realize this is a predominantly white area, and there are very few minority residents here, we want them to feel safe and know that we value them in our community.

2. Fujifilm Holdings Corp:

   Xerox has recently been subject to the whims of activist investors Carl Icahn and Darwin Deason, who, notwithstanding their minority ownership of Xerox shares, have yanked the Xerox Board in more directions than can be counted.

3. 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.

4. Philip Okafor:

   Our underlying hypothesis is that hospitals and providers that treat more minority patients have higher levels of cultural competency.

5. Prime Minister Manuel Valls:

   If we gave into the CGT, a union which is in the minority even if I respect its history and struggle, it would no longer be possible to reform France.