MINIMA Synonyms: 138 Similar and Opposite Words

minima

noun

variants or minimums

plural of minimum

as in minims

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Noun

Visions, enhanced with shadows and emotion, came to life on marble through sketching the stone and chiseling and carving entirely by hand.

— Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 26 Oct. 2026
This refusal to look directly at the shadows is all the more aggravating given how often The Mosquito Bowl pats itself on the back for being clear-eyed.

— Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of shadows

Noun

If there are 1023 particles interfering with one another on such tiny and fast quantum scales, no human has a chance to see constructive quantum interference.

— Philipp Strasberg, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
The simulations use particles to trace dark matter’s density and velocity, allowing scientists to model how cosmic structures evolved.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of particles

Noun

The Longhorns haven't had any losing streaks since Sarkisian's first team in 2021 dropped six in a row.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026
Thankfully, these aren't the nests of some colossal moon-dwelling arachnids, but streaks of bright material cast across the lunar surface by the violent impacts that created the bright young craters.

— Anthony Wood, Space.com, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of streaks

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At a teaching apiary in College Park, bees returning to the hive with tiny granules of pollen on their legs tell her something about what is happening inside.

— Jamal Goss, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026
Sand-like granules collecting in gutters, curling or missing shingles, brittle or cracking shingles, sagging sections and indoor leaks or ceiling stains are the standard indicators that a roof is failing.

— Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of granules

Noun

For many years people believed that light was made out of particles flying in straight rays.

— Philipp Strasberg, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
Finally, the wind seemed to permanently lie down, though storm clouds still haunted the horizon, forcing the sunset to squeeze beneath them, its rays condensed into a lurid, painterly slash.

— Heidi Julavits, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of rays

Noun

In Raad’s hands, the dots read as much confetti as forensic notations.

— Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 25 Oct. 2026
The researchers varied how many dots moved together, ranging from 81 percent of the dots coherently moving together, which is trivially easy to determine, down to 3 percent, which is barely distinguishable from noise.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of dots

Noun

Those 20 words--all but three of them single syllables--summon a flood of thoughts and images and memories and ruminations.

— Dana Kelley, Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2026
Other times, Horton acknowledged a Mamukelashvili three by using just his last name, experimenting with which of the many syllables to emphasize.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of syllables

Noun

In 1999 a group led by Austrian physicist Anton Zeilinger confirmed that fullerenes, large molecules consisting of 60 carbon atoms, behave just the same.

— Philipp Strasberg, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
Under alkaline conditions, splitting water molecules takes over 100 times longer than in acidic environments.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of molecules

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