Synonyms for
Minor
Definition
Minor means something that is lesser in size, importance, or seriousness.
Synonyms & similar words
child
youngster
major
nestling
modest
fry
tyke
nonaged
smallscale
shaver
pocketsize
tiddler
underage
small
venial
nipper
pocketsized
kid
tike
smallfry
lesser
inferior
smaller
slight
trivial
insignificant
unimportant
secondary
subordinate
junior
underage
youthful
youngster
juvenile
adolescent
teenager
child
kid
Synonyms by register
Formal
Literary
Antonyms
Common collocations
- minor league
- minor key
- minor detail
- minor issue
- minor surgery
- minor offense
- minor adjustment
- minor inconvenience
Word family
Usage note
As an adjective, 'minor' typically refers to something of lesser importance, size, or seriousness compared to something else. It can also refer to a person under the legal age of adulthood.
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Example sentences
- The cut on my finger was minor and didn't need stitches.
- The minor league baseball team was made up of young players.
- The storm caused only minor damage to the house.
- The store had a minor problem with their cash register.
- The minor character in the play only had a few lines.
Quotes
Life's most persistent and urgent question is, 'What are you doing for others?' - Martin Luther King Jr.
The only way to do great work is to love what you do. - Steve Jobs
Believe you can and you're halfway there. - Theodore Roosevelt