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Another word for minor

Adjective

  1. Below another in standing or importance

    2. See also:

    over

  2. Not yet a legal adult

    3. See also:

    youth

    law

Another word for minor

Noun

  1. One who is not yet legally of age

    2. See also:

    youth

    law

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Another word for minor

Modifier
    2. See also:

    unimportant

    trivial

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Sentence Examples

  • But first, I have a minor chore to undertake.

  • She tucked the minor annoyance to the back of her mind.

  • If you let such minor things upset you, you'll have a stroke before you reach twenty-five.

  • He appar­ently was given a whiff of the bigs in a losing September when a few fortunate minor leaguers get a peek of how the other side lives.

  • Quinn sits around knowing what we're doing, and the world is treating him like some minor failed unemployed scientist.

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