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minute

[min-it] / ˈmɪn ɪt /
ADJECTIVE
very small
Synonyms
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infinitesimal microscopic minimal minuscule tiny
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diminutive fine little miniature minim paltry peewee wee
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atomic exiguous inconsiderable invisible microbic molecular slender teeny-weeny
Antonyms
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big enormous huge immense large substantial
STRONG
giant
WEAK
considerable gigantic mighty
ADJECTIVE
unimportant
Synonyms
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insignificant negligible slight trivial
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light little minor nonessential petty small trifling
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circumstantial immaterial inconsiderable picayune piddling puny
Antonyms
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consequential important significant substantial valuable
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major necessary useful
WEAK
considerable
ADJECTIVE
exact, precise, detailed
Synonyms
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exhaustive meticulous painstaking thorough
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close full particular
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blow-by-blow careful clocklike critical detailed elaborate itemized particularized punctilious scrupulous specialized
Antonyms
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careless
STRONG
imprecise
WEAK
inexact rough
NOUN
brief time period
Synonyms
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moment second short time
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MO breath crack flash instant jiffy min sec shake twinkling
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bat of an eye nothing flat sixtieth of hour sixty seconds split second

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"It was hard, I don't know how I used to do that voice. I can still do it but it took me a minute to remember the technical aspects of it," he said.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

The first was for a foul on Jamal Musiala in the 78th minute and the second for taking the ball and delaying a Bayern free-kick following a foul on Kane.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

They are present in minute quantities in many products including non-stick cookware, cardboard food packaging, textiles, firefighting foam, paint and more.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

Within about a minute, a cone ant would emerge and climb onto the larger ant.

From Science Daily • Apr. 14, 2026

The next night I sounded the alarm again and this time we shaved a minute thirty-three seconds off our run.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

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