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

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

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

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1. Dick Durbin:

   We've heard claims that you are' soft on crime.' These baseless charges are unfair, i'm confident the American people will see through these attacks and any other last-minute attempts to derail Senate Judiciary Chairman Dick Durbin confirmation.

2. Jemma Warner-Gregory:

   I had eight weeks over the summer and four weeks over the winter, so I would take those breaks and basically the minute the school would break up, I would be on a plane and then I would n’t land until the day before it started back up again.

3. Zhang Hui:

   I thought, 'this isn't right', and I told my colleague, 'I think we're in trouble'. After I said that, the ship flipped over. It only took 30 seconds or a minute.

4. The Washingtonian:

   But Cantor, who was defeated in his 2014 primary by unknown economics professor Dave Brat, seemed to admit theGOPbattle-cry was just a charade. … ‘We sort of all got what was going on, that there was this disconnect in terms of communication, because no one wanted to take the time out in the general public to even think about ‘Wait a minute — that can’t happen,’ if you’ve got that anger working for you, you’re gonna let it be.

5. Sarah Dann:

   I like to use the Pomodoro method, 25 minutes of working, followed by a five-minute break.