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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How to use minority in a sentence?

1. George Orwell, 1984:

   Being in a minority, even a minority of one, did not make you mad.

2. George Takei:

   What we have is this endless cycle, the repetition of this kind of horror, injustice being inflicted on minority people, and we see it again today on our southern borders, but we've reached a new, grotesque low. We were together with our parents. Our families were intact. What we see today now is this incredible inhumanity of children being torn away from their parents.

3. Harlan Crow:

   Crow Holdings had a minority interest in the parties involved in this case and therefore no control of any of these entities. Neither Harlan Crow nor Crow Holdings had knowledge of or involvement in this case, and a search of Crow Holdings legal records reveals no involvement in this case. Harlan Crow has never discussed this or any other case with the Justice.

4. Antony Blinken:

   Amid growing international condemnation, the PRC continues to commit genocide and crimes against humanity in Xinjiang, the United States reiterates The United States calls on the PRC to bring an end to the repression of Uyghurs, who are predominantly Muslim, and members of other ethnic and religious minority groups in Xinjiang, including by releasing all those arbitrarily held in internment camps and detention facilities.

5. Jonathan Barnett:

   We want to make a statement. This is an inquisition, and we just feel like they are trying to dig up anything they can but that it's one-sided, we don't understand Liz Cheney and Adam. There's just a lot of frustration with the January 6 committee and we don't think there's any representation on the Republican side. We'd like to see [ House Minority Leader Kevin ] McCarthy take care of these issues, but it's something we feel we need to talk about.