Need another word that means the same as “minimum”? Find 20 synonyms and 30 related words for “minimum” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Minimum” are: lower limit, lowest level, bottom level, bottom, base, least, lowest, rock bottom, slightest, depth, nadir, minimal, smallest, least possible, rock-bottom, minutest, littlest
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “minimum” as a noun can have the following definitions:
| base | A known line used as a geometrical base for trigonometry. He told the painter that he wanted a yellow base with just a hint of green. |
| bottom | A cargo ship. The bottom of the page. |
| bottom level | Low-lying alluvial land near a river. |
| depth | A time when one’s negative feelings are at their most intense. He lifted the manhole cover and peered into the depths beneath. |
| least | Something that is of no importance. That is the least of my concerns. |
| lower limit | The lower of two berths. |
| lowest | The lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle used to start a car moving. |
| lowest level | A low level or position or degree. |
| nadir | The point on the celestial sphere directly below an observer. Asking that question was the nadir of my career. |
| rock bottom | A genre of popular music originating in the 1950s; a blend of black rhythm-and-blues with white country-and-western. |
| slightest | A deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval. |
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “minimum” as an adjective can have the following definitions:
| least | Used in names of very small animals and plants e g least shrew. Didn t care the least bit. |
| least possible | The superlative of `little’ that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by `the’; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree. |
| littlest | Faint. |
| lowest | Lowest in rank or importance. |
| minimal | (of a pair of forms) distinguished by only one feature. P and b are a minimal pair distinguished by the feature of voicing. |
| minutest | Infinitely or immeasurably small. |
| rock-bottom | Well below normal (especially in price. |
| slightest | Being of delicate or slender build- Frank Norris. |
| smallest | Lowercase. |
| about | Imprecise but fairly close to correct. A few spectators standing about. |
| few | A quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by `a’; a small but indefinite number. A world that increasingly belongs to the few. |
| handful | A quantity that fills the hand. A small handful of fresh coriander. |
| insignificant | Too small or unimportant to be worth consideration. Insignificant yet enchanting phrases. |
| irreducible | Incapable of being made smaller or simpler. Literature is often irreducible to normative ideas. |
| least | Used in names of very small animals and plants e g least shrew. That is the least of my concerns. |
| less | Used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs. He listened less to the answer than to Kate s voice. |
| limit | Set or serve as a limit to. There are limits on the amount you can bet. |
| little | Informal small and of little importance. A sweet little deal. |
| marginal | A seat in a parliament or on a council that is held by a small majority and is at risk in an election. Marginal industries. |
| mini | Denoting a miniature version of something. A bouquet of mini carnations. |
| miniature | A thing that is much smaller than normal, especially a small replica or model. He drank miniatures of brandy on the flight. |
| minimal | (of a pair of forms) distinguished by only one feature. Production costs are minimal. |
| minor | Of a key or mode based on a minor scale and tending to produce a sad or pensive effect. Had a minor part in the play. |
| negligible | So small or unimportant as to be not worth considering; insignificant. He said that the risks were negligible. |
| normalcy | Expectedness as a consequence of being usual or regular or common. |
| peccadillo | A petty misdeed. The sexual peccadilloes of celebrities aren t necessarily news. |
| pettiness | The quality of being unimportant and petty or frivolous. These awesome moments lift us above the pettiness of the world. |
| reducible | Capable of being reduced- Edmund Wilson. Shakespeare s major soliloquies are not reducible to categories. |
| reductive | Characterized by or causing diminution or curtailment. Their views of life were reductive and depreciatory. |
| slight | (quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with `a’) at least some. She was slight and delicate looking. |
| slightly | To a small degree; not considerably. A slightly built girl. |
| subnormal | A person of less than normal intelligence. Subnormal intelligence. |
| token | Insignificantly small a matter of form only tokenish is informal. A record token. |
| trifling | The deliberate act of delaying and playing instead of working. A trifling matter. |
| trivial | Concerned with trivialities. Trivial details. |
| undersized | Of less than the usual size. The undersized cubs may not survive the winter. |
| unimportant | Lacking in importance or significance. Trivial and unimportant details. |
| unnatural | Contrary to the ordinary course of nature; abnormal. An unnatural death. |
| wee | (used informally) very small. The lyrics are a wee bit too sweet and sentimental. |
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