Synonyms for minute
ˈmɪn ɪtminute

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1. minute

   That is minute which is of exceedingly limited dimensions, as a grain of dust, or which attends to matters of exceedingly slight amount or apparent importance; as, a minute account; minute observation. That which is broken up into minute particles is said to be comminuted; things may be termed fine which would not be termed comminuted; as, fine sand; fine gravel; but, in using the adverb, we say a substance is finely comminuted, comminuted referring more to the process, fine to the result. An account extended to very minute particulars is circumstantial, detailed, particular; an examination so extended is critical, exact, precise. Compare FINE.

   See synonyms for LARGE.

   Synonyms:
   circumstantial, comminuted, critical, detailed, diminutive, exact, fine, little, particular, precise, slender, small, tiny

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1. minute

   Synonyms:
   diminutive, microscopic, tiny, exact, searching, specific, detailed

   Antonyms:
   monstrous, enormous, huge, inexact, superficial, general, broad, comprehensive

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:3.0 / 1 vote

1. minute, minnoun

   a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour

   "he ran a 4 minute mile"

   Synonyms:
   mo, instant, bit, minute of arc, moment, arcminute, min, second, hour

   Antonyms:
   big, large, careless

2. moment, mo, minute, second, bitnoun

   an indefinitely short time

   "wait just a moment"; "in a mo"; "it only takes a minute"; "in just a bit"

   Synonyms:
   turn, molybdenum, act, spot, irregular, piece, endorsement, chip, bit, min, flake, snatch, arcminute, second gear, instant, second, minute of arc, routine, s, mo, fleck, atomic number 42, sec, bite, secondment, number, second base, morsel, scrap, moment, hour, indorsement, here and now, import, consequence, present moment, arcsecond

   Antonyms:
   careless, big, large

3. moment, minute, second, instantnoun

   a particular point in time

   "the moment he arrived the party began"

   Synonyms:
   endorsement, consequence, instant, present moment, import, second, minute of arc, arcminute, second gear, s, flash, sec, secondment, min, hour, moment, indorsement, wink, twinkling, here and now, heartbeat, jiffy, mo, second base, irregular, blink of an eye, split second, trice, bit, arcsecond

   Antonyms:
   large, big, careless

4. minute, arcminute, minute of arcnoun

   a unit of angular distance equal to a 60th of a degree

   Synonyms:
   mo, instant, bit, minute of arc, moment, arcminute, min, second, hour

   Antonyms:
   big, large, careless

5. minutenoun

   a short note

   "the secretary keeps the minutes of the meeting"

   Synonyms:
   mo, instant, bit, minute of arc, moment, arcminute, min, second, hour

   Antonyms:
   careless, large, big

6. hour, minuteadjective

   distance measured by the time taken to cover it

   "we live an hour from the airport"; "its just 10 minutes away"

   Synonyms:
   bit, instant, min, minute of arc, moment, mo, second, arcminute, time of day, hour, hr

   Antonyms:
   careless, big, large

7. infinitesimal, minuteadjective

   infinitely or immeasurably small

   "two minute whiplike threads of protoplasm"; "reduced to a microscopic scale"

   Synonyms:
   narrow, infinitesimal

   Antonyms:
   large, careless, big

8. minute, narrowadjective

   characterized by painstaking care and detailed examination

   "a minute inspection of the grounds"; "a narrow scrutiny"; "an exact and minute report"

   Synonyms:
   narrow, narrow-minded, infinitesimal

   Antonyms:
   large, careless, big

Matched Categories

1. • Angular Unit
   • Note
   • Point In Time
   • Time
   • Time Unit

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. minuteadjective

   Synonyms:
   little, slender, CAPILLARY, very small

2. minuteadjective

   Synonyms:
   circumstantial, particular, critical

3. minutenoun

   Synonyms:
   sixtieth part of an hour

4. minutenoun

   Synonyms:
   sixtieth part of a degree

5. minutenoun

   Synonyms:
   note, memorandum

6. minuteverb

   Synonyms:
   note, take a note of, jot down

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:3.0 / 1 vote

1. minuteadjective

   Synonyms:
   little, tiny, microscopic, diminutive, critical, precise, particular, circumstantial

2. minutenoun

   Synonyms:
   moment, memorandum, record, item, note

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:2.0 / 1 vote

1. List of paraphrases for "minute":

   minutes, moment, unamet, one-minute, min, sec, little, second, time, tiny, accurate, delicate, instant, perc

How to pronounce minute?

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How to use minute in a sentence?

1. Chuck Palahniuk, Fight Club:

   A minute of perfection was worth the effort. A moment was the most you could ever expect from perfection.

2. Kyosuke Suzuki:

   The market had been a bit optimistic about an agreement so it was a bit of a surprise, but from the past experience during the euro zone debt crisis, the market is also accustomed to negotiations dragging on until the very last minute. So while the tail risk appears to be rising, there is no panic in the market.

3. Janine Beckie:

   I think we’ve made it pretty clear that we’re operating under a protest at the minute so we made a decision as a team that we were going to do this and show our solidarity together and this is one of the ways that we decided to do that.

4. Joaquin Humberto:

   It's complicated, not only convincing people to believe in the state but in themselves too. It's a constant, day by day, minute by minute, process.

5. Hanbyul Joo:

   One minute of videos is about 500 gigabytes which is really huge data. To handle that data we are using 120 hard drives only for the capture.