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, minor, 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, minor, 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, minor, 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, minor, 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  

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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. Graham Kidner Vickie:

   I had a BS in business management, as well as a minor in computer science and one in real estate. I’d rarely made up my own bed and come over there to be a chambermaid. So we were very nervous about starting work there.

2. 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.

3. Mitchell Garabedian:

   Historically, this is the first time ever in the United States that a Cardinal has been criminally charged with a sexual crime against a minor, it takes an enormous amount of courage for a sexual abuse victim to report having been sexually abused to investigators and proceed through the criminal process.

4. Don Pellmann:

   It was a minor part of the program, but a very important part, we had some of the finest mechanics and some of the finest machines available.

5. Junlin Hua:

   When we think about something melting, we intuitively think that the melt must play a big role in the material’s viscosity, but what we found is that even where the melt fraction is quite high, its effect on mantle flow is very minor.