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, 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, 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, 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, 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  

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

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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1. Aleksandr Isayevich Solzhenitsyn:

   A great writer is, so to speak, a second government in his country. And for that reason no regime has ever loved great writers, only minor ones.

2. Bruce Wells:

   My hunch on the Ditka quote is that it comes from a quirk of the King James translation, ancient Hebrew had a particular way of saying things like, 'and the next thing that happened was...' The King James translators of the Old Testament consistently rendered this as 'and it came to pass.' ''When phantom Bible passages turn dangerousPeople may get verses wrong, but they also mangle plenty of well-known biblical stories as well.Two examples: The scripture never says a whale swallowed Jonah, the Old Testament prophet, nor did any New Testament passages say that three wise men visited baby Jesus, scholars say.Those details may seem minor, but scholars say one popular phantom Bible story stands above the rest: The Genesis story about the fall of humanity.Most people know the popular version - Satan in the guise of a serpent tempts Eve to pick the forbidden apple from the Tree of Life. It's been downhill ever since.But the story in the book of Genesis never places Satan in the Garden of Eden.

3. Jimmy Lai:

   I am not worried at all, because this is a minor case and the charge felt forced.

4. Dinesh Thakur:

   An overwhelming number of non-standard-quality drugs are not prosecuted in criminal cases, since state drug controllers only impose minor administrative penalties on the offenders.

5. Vincent Van Gogh:

   Modern reality has got such a hold on us that... when we attempt to reconstruct the ancient days in our thoughts...the minor events of our lives tear us away from our meditations, and... thrust us back into our personal [problems].”