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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
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giant
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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
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consequential important significant substantial valuable
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major necessary useful
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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
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imprecise
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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

Example Sentences

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Orab, in a community in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains—about a 40 minute drive from Cincinnati.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

The plant has 2,000 robots and autonomous vehicles that together, it's claimed, can deliver a new car every minute.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

"Might have gotten cut off," Trump said as he waited a full minute for the signal to return.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

These minute variations were first proposed by physicist John Wheeler and are expected to arise in several leading quantum gravity theories.

From Science Daily • Apr. 6, 2026

From the corner of my eye, I saw that Russell watched me for another minute before he slipped out the door.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu