VOOZH about

URL: https://www.wordreference.com/synonyms/minute

⇱ minute - WordReference.com English Thesaurus


minute

Listen:

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations adjective: /maɪˈnjuːt/, noun: /ˈmɪnɪt/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈmɪnɪt/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(minit for 1; mī no̅o̅t, -nyo̅o̅t, mi- for 2)


Inflections of 'minute' (adj):
minuter
adj comparative
minutest
adj superlative
Inflections of 'minute' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
minutes
v 3rd person singular
minuting
v pres p
minuted
v past
minuted
v past p

minute
WordReference English Thesaurus © 2026
Sense: Adjective: extremely small
Synonyms:
tiny Collocations, small Collocations, little Collocations, minuscule, microscopic, infinitesimal, teeny-weeny (informal), tiny weeny (informal), teeny (informal), teeny tiny (informal), weeny (informal), teensy (informal), itsy-bitsy (US, informal), itty-bitty (US, informal), bitsy (US, informal), bitty (US, informal), titchy (UK, informal), mini (informal), wee Collocations, miniature, peewee (US, informal), atomic, subatomic, dinky (UK, informal)
Antonyms:
huge Collocations, enormous Collocations, large Collocations, gigantic, immense
Sense: Adjective: trivial
Synonyms:
trivial Collocations, inconsequential, insignificant, immaterial, negligible Collocations, unimportant, nonessential, irrelevant Collocations, trifling, petty Collocations, paltry, piddling (informal), piffling (informal)
Antonyms:
drastic, important Collocations, essential Collocations, critical Collocations, significant Collocations
Sense: Adjective: exact
Synonyms:
exact Collocations, precise Collocations, detailed Collocations, elaborate Collocations, fine Collocations, meticulous, thorough Collocations, circumstantial
Antonyms:
summary Collocations, undetailed, concise, succinct, abridged, ambiguous, inexact
Sense: Noun: 60 seconds
Synonyms:
60 seconds, sixty seconds, 60-second period, period of 60 seconds, min, one minute, a minute, time Collocations, period Collocations, min.
Antonyms:
Sense: Noun: brief time
Synonyms:
moment Collocations, instant Collocations, flash Collocations, second Collocations, split second, sec (informal), heartbeat, jiffy (informal), shake Collocations (informal), two shakes (informal), wink Collocations, tick Collocations (UK, informal), trice, no time (informal), no time at all (informal), fraction of a second, the blink of an eye (informal), a New York minute (US, informal)
Antonyms:
a million years, an eternity, forever Collocations, years, eons, ages

🗣️Recent forum discussions about thesaurus entries:

: Is 'As minute' an expression? - English Only forum
(at) any minute now or (at) moment now. - English Only forum
(At) the minute/time (that) Nick felt a pain - English Only forum
[I phoned her 1 minute ago.] vs [I've just phoned her.] - English Only forum
[the] last-minute rush - English Only forum
1 minute for every 4 - English Only forum
1.5 minute / 1.5 minutes? - English Only forum
10 minute(s')/ten-minute - English Only forum
10-Minute Listening/Reading - English Only forum
10-minute stretch? - English Only forum
24-minute viruses - English Only forum
3-minute passion - English Only forum
30 minute walk/30 minutes long - English Only forum
30- to 45-minute gas lines - English Only forum
30-minute or 30 minute - English Only forum
5 minute read - English Only forum
5-minute music - English Only forum
89 [at the very last minute] - English Only forum
A 10 minute walk? - English Only forum
A "15-20-minute talk" or a "15-20 minute talk": hyphen with compound premodifiers - English Only forum
a 2 minute mute vs a 2-minute mute - English Only forum
a 20 minute walk = 20 minutes' walk - English Only forum
a 5-minute walk from the/a bus stop - English Only forum
a 70-minute programmer [movie] - English Only forum
a cereal bar to eat on the way - that way, I have time for some last-minute revision - English Only forum
a five minute walk away - English Only forum
a five-minute mile - English Only forum
a five-minute walk // five minutes' walk // five minutes of walk - English Only forum
a Highgrove minute - English Only forum
a hot minute - English Only forum
more...
  • Go to Preferences page and choose from different actions for taps or mouse clicks.

Translations: Spanish | French | Portuguese | Italian | German | Dutch | Swedish | Polish | Romanian | Czech | Greek | Turkish | Chinese | Japanese | Korean | Arabic

Advertisements
Advertisements
Report an inappropriate ad.
WordReference.com
WORD OF THE DAY
GET THE DAILY EMAIL!
Become a WordReference Supporter to view the site ad-free.
Firefox users: use search shortcuts for the fastest search of WordReference.
Copyright © 2026 WordReference.com
Please report any problems.