I. adjective
1.
Synonyms: little 3, casual, inconsiderable, insignificant, light, petty, shoestring, small-beer, trivial, unimportant
Related Word: dependent; inferior, piddling, trifling; junior, lower
Contrasted words: meaningful, significant
Antonyms: major
2.
lower in standing or reputation than others of the same class
a minor poet of the late eighteenth century
Synonyms: bush, bush-league, dinky, insignificant, lesser, minor-league, secondary, small, small-fry, small-time
Related Word: average, fair, indifferent, mediocre, medium, middling, second-rate, undistinguished, unnoticeable; trivial, unimportant
Contrasted words: chief, foremost, leading, principal
Antonyms: major
II. noun
Synonyms: infant 2