All minor antonyms
miΒ·nor
M m adverb minor
- in earnest β If something is done or happens in earnest, it happens to a much greater extent and more seriously than before.
- thoughtful β showing consideration for others; considerate.
- cut the comedy β to stop joking
- sternly β firm, strict, or uncompromising: stern discipline.
- precariously β dependent on circumstances beyond one's control; uncertain; unstable; insecure: a precarious livelihood.
- menacingly β something that threatens to cause evil, harm, injury, etc.; a threat: Air pollution is a menace to health.
- perilously β involving or full of grave risk or peril; hazardous; dangerous: a perilous voyage across the Atlantic in a small boat.
- straighten out β make straighter
- cool it β If you tell someone to cool it, you want them to stop being angry and aggressive and to behave more calmly.
- for real β true; not merely ostensible, nominal, or apparent: the real reason for an act.
- harmfully β In a harmful manner.
- actively β engaged in action; characterized by energetic work, participation, etc.; busy: an active life.
- seriously β in a serious manner: He shook his head seriously.
- threateningly β tending or intended to menace: threatening gestures.
- purposefully β having a purpose.
- regrettably β causing or deserving regret; unfortunate; deplorable.
- fervently β having or showing great warmth or intensity of spirit, feeling, enthusiasm, etc.; ardent: a fervent admirer; a fervent plea.
- grievously β causing grief or great sorrow: grievous news.
- deplorably β causing or being a subject for grief or regret; lamentable: the deplorable death of a friend.
- gravely β Samuel L(ee), Jr. 1922β2004, U.S. naval officer: first black admiral.
- simmer down β to cook or cook in a liquid at or just below the boiling point.
- distressingly β great pain, anxiety, or sorrow; acute physical or mental suffering; affliction; trouble.
- determinedly β resolute; staunch: the determined defenders of the Alamo.
adjective minor
- nor β a Boolean operator that returns a positive result when both operands are negative.
adj minor
- consequential β Consequential means the same as consequent.
- useful β being of use or service; serving some purpose; advantageous, helpful, or of good effect: a useful member of society.
- worthwhile β such as to repay one's time, attention, interest, work, trouble, etc.: a worthwhile book.
- chief β The chief of an organization is the person who is in charge of it.
- adult β An adult is a mature, fully developed person. An adult has reached the age when they are legally responsible for their actions.
- greater β unusually or comparatively large in size or dimensions: A great fire destroyed nearly half the city.
- large β of more than average size, quantity, degree, etc.; exceeding that which is common to a kind or class; big; great: a large house; a large number; in large measure; to a large extent.
- important β of much or great significance or consequence: an important event in world history.
- major β Clarence, born 1936, U.S. novelist and poet.
- significant β important; of consequence.
- big β A big person or thing is large in physical size.
- superior β higher in station, rank, degree, importance, etc.: a superior officer.
- strong β having, showing, or able to exert great bodily or muscular power; physically vigorous or robust: a strong boy.
- necessary β being essential, indispensable, or requisite: a necessary part of the motor.