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Definitions

mineral

[min-er-uhl, min-ruhl] / ˈmɪn ər əl, ˈmɪn rəl /
ADJECTIVE
inanimate
Synonyms
WEAK
azoic cold dead defunct dull exanimate extinct idle inactive inert inoperative insensate insentient lifeless motionless nonanimal nonvegetable quiescent soulless spiritless
Antonyms
WEAK
animate living
ADJECTIVE
inorganic
Synonyms
WEAK
dead extinct inanimate lifeless manmade not living not natural
Antonyms
WEAK
organic
ADJECTIVE
insentient
Synonyms
STRONG
insensate
WEAK
azoic cold dead defunct dull exanimate extinct idle inactive inert inoperative lifeless motionless nonanimal nonvegetable quiescent soulless spiritless
ADJECTIVE
metallic
Synonyms
STRONGEST
golden silvery
STRONG
iron
WEAK
fusible geologic hard leaden metallurgic ory rocklike stannic tinny
NOUN
metal
Synonyms
STRONGEST
alloy hardware ingot ore
STRONG
casting deposit foil leaf load mail plate solder vein
WEAK
native rock
NOUN
nutrient
Synonyms
STRONGEST
fiber food vitamin
STRONG
nutriment supplements
WEAK
health food
NOUN
ore
Synonyms
STRONGEST
gold iron metal platinum
STRONG
blende bronze copper lead rock silver tin zinc
NOUN
rock
Synonyms
STRONGEST
earth gravel lava metal rubble slab
STRONG
bedrock boulder cobblestone crag crust lodge mass ore pebble promontory quarry reef shelf slag
NOUN
stone
Synonyms
STRONGEST
gem gravel metal pebble rock
STRONG
boulder crag jewel masonry ore stonework
NOUN
turquoise
Synonyms
STRONGEST
aquamarine
STRONG
color
WEAK
blue-green greenish-blue sea-green

Example Sentences

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Baskaran added that the Congolese mining cadastre, a digital public system used by governments to manage mineral rights, concessions and licenses, is actually quite good.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

Tiny magnetic signals locked inside mineral grains act like a record of where the rocks formed on the planet.

From Science Daily • Mar. 21, 2026

You put a little bit under your tongue and it dissolves, and it’s got like every single mineral in it.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2026

Tremolite is a mineral which - when in its fibrous form - is classified as asbestos and linked to potentially deadly cancers.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

A laser shoots out to study the mineral makeup of the ground around me.

From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.