minuscule
noun
also mi-ˈnə-\
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Synonyms & Antonyms for minuscule
Synonyms: Adjective
atomic, bitsy, bitty, infinitesimal, itty-bitty (or itsy-bitsy), little bitty, microminiature, microscopic (also microscopical), miniature, minute, teensy, teensy-weensy, teeny, teeny-weeny, tiny, wee, weeny (also weensy)
Antonyms: Adjective
astronomical (also astronomic), colossal, cosmic (also cosmical), elephantine, enormous, giant, gigantic, herculean, heroic (also heroical), huge, immense, mammoth, massive, monster, monstrous, monumental, mountainous, planetary, prodigious, titanic, tremendous
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Examples of minuscule in a Sentence
Adjective
public health officials have claimed that the chemical is harmless in such minuscule amountsRecent Examples on the Web: Noun
Remember when one minuscule-yet-precise X-Wing blew up a space station that could destroy planets? — Joe Pappalardo, Popular Mechanics, "The Problem with The Last Jedi's New Star Destroyer," 18 Dec. 2017 April 17, 2018 —Pope Francis, the current supreme pontiff of the Catholic Church, wields two different kinds of authority, one vast and one minuscule. — Steve Donoghue, The Christian Science Monitor, "'The Pope Who Would Be King' details the birth of the modern papacy," 17 Apr. 2018 Remember when one minuscule-yet-precise X-Wing blew up a space station that could destroy planets? — Joe Pappalardo, Popular Mechanics, "The Problem with The Last Jedi's New Star Destroyer," 18 Dec. 2017 Remember when one minuscule-yet-precise X-Wing blew up a space station that could destroy planets? — Joe Pappalardo, Popular Mechanics, "The Problem with The Last Jedi's New Star Destroyer," 18 Dec. 2017 Remember when one minuscule-yet-precise X-Wing blew up a space station that could destroy planets? — Joe Pappalardo, Popular Mechanics, "The Problem with The Last Jedi's New Star Destroyer," 18 Dec. 2017 Remember when one minuscule-yet-precise X-Wing blew up a space station that could destroy planets? — Joe Pappalardo, Popular Mechanics, "The Problem with The Last Jedi's New Star Destroyer," 18 Dec. 2017 Remember when one minuscule-yet-precise X-Wing blew up a space station that could destroy planets? — Joe Pappalardo, Popular Mechanics, "The Problem with The Last Jedi's New Star Destroyer," 18 Dec. 2017 Remember when one minuscule-yet-precise X-Wing blew up a space station that could destroy planets? — Joe Pappalardo, Popular Mechanics, "The Problem with The Last Jedi's New Star Destroyer," 18 Dec. 2017Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective
Trump’s myriad tweets, like his news conferences, are a mash-up of the momentous and the minuscule, a digital record of whatever is occupying his thoughts — and drawing his ire — from moment to moment. — Eli Stokols, Los Angeles Times, "Bugged and storming: Trump lashes out about bedbugs and nuking hurricanes," 27 Aug. 2019 When compared with the towering infernos that are visited upon California every year, the Amazon fires are minuscule. — Washington Post, "Now begins the biggest challenge of the Amazon fires: Putting them out," 26 Aug. 2019 Nationally, the conviction rate for felony rape is minuscule. — Anna Claire Vollers | Avollers@al.com, al, "Jessi’s law removes all parental rights from people convicted of rape, incest," 20 Aug. 2019 When laid on top of each other, the two files end up with minuscule differences that don’t mean anything in the real world. — Jeff Ernsthausen, ProPublica, "One Trump Tax Cut Was Meant to Help the Poor. A Billionaire Ended Up Winning Big.," 19 June 2019 Laid on top of each other, the two files depict minuscule differences that don’t mean anything in the real world. — Jeff Ernsthausen, baltimoresun.com, "A Trump tax cut meant to help poor areas could pay off for Kevin Plank and Goldman Sachs thanks to misaligned maps," 19 June 2019 The minuscule difference between the two bodies could be explained by asteroids and meteorites that have hit the Earth since the moon-forming collision. — Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, "Earth Likely Had Water Before Moon-Forming Smashup," 28 Mar. 2018 Among a list of initiatives, the bill plans to ban policies which allow tenants to be evicted for any singular incident of criminal activity, regardless of how minuscule the alleged crime, favoring a more holistic view. — Breanna Edwards, Essence, "Sen. Kamala Harris, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Introduce Bill To Help People With Criminal Records Get Housing," 10 July 2019 The Padres went 0 for 3 with runners in scoring position, lowering opponents’ batting average to a minuscule .110 in that situation against Ryu. — Jorge Castillo, latimes.com, "Dodgers don’t need late-game heroics to beat Padres and reach 60 wins," 4 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'minuscule.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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