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MINUTIAE Antonyms

There are 9 antonyms of the word minutiae. (opposite meanings)
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Best Opposite Words For MINUTIAE

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central
adjectiveadj
adjective

• in or near a center or constituting a center; the inner area

noun

• a workplace that serves as a telecommunications facility where lines from telephones can be connected together to permit communication

adjective satellite

• serving as an essential component

crucial
adjectiveadj
adjective

• of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis

adjective satellite

• having crucial relevance

• of the greatest importance

essential
adjectiveadj
adjective

• basic and fundamental

• being or relating to or containing the essence of a plant etc

• defining rights and duties as opposed to giving the rules by which rights and duties are established

noun

• anything indispensable

adjective satellite

• absolutely necessary; vitally necessary

• of the greatest importance

important
adjectiveadj
adjective

• of great significance or value

• important in effect or meaning

• of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis

adjective satellite

• having authority or ascendancy or influence

• having or suggesting a consciousness of high position

key
verb, nounv, n
noun

• metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated

• United States lawyer and poet who wrote a poem after witnessing the British attack on Baltimore during the War of 1812; the poem was later set to music and entitled `The Star-Spangled Banner' (1779-1843)

• something crucial for explaining

• pitch of the voice

• any of 24 major or minor diatonic scales that provide the tonal framework for a piece of music

• a kilogram of a narcotic drug

• a winged often one-seed indehiscent fruit as of the ash or elm or maple

• a coral reef off the southern coast of Florida

• (basketball) a space (including the foul line) in front of the basket at each end of a basketball court; usually painted a different color from the rest of the court

• a list of answers to a test

• a list of words or phrases that explain symbols or abbreviations

• a generic term for any device whose possession entitles the holder to a means of access

• mechanical device used to wind another device that is driven by a spring (as a clock)

• the central building block at the top of an arch or vault

• a lever (as in a keyboard) that actuates a mechanism when depressed

adjective satellite

• serving as an essential component

verb

• identify as in botany or biology, for example

• provide with a key

• vandalize a car by scratching the sides with a key

• regulate the musical pitch of

• harmonize with or adjust to

major
verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
adjective

• of greater importance or stature or rank

• greater in scope or effect

• greater in number or size or amount

• of the field of academic study in which one concentrates or specializes

• (of a scale or mode) having half steps between the third and fourth degrees and the seventh and eighth degrees

• of greater seriousness or danger

• of full legal age

noun

• a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines; below lieutenant colonel and above captain

• British statesman who was prime minister from 1990 until 1997 (born in 1943)

• a university student who is studying a particular field as the principal subject

• the principal field of study of a student at a university

adjective satellite

• of the elder of two boys with the same family name

verb

• have as one's principal field of study

significant
adjectiveadj
adjective

• important in effect or meaning

• too closely correlated to be attributed to chance and therefore indicating a systematic relation

adjective satellite

• of considerable importance, size, or worth

• rich in significance or implication

substantial
adjectiveadj
adjective

• having substance or capable of being treated as fact; not imaginary

adjective satellite

• of considerable importance, size, or worth

• of or relating to the real nature or essential elements of something

• providing abundant nourishment

• of good quality and condition; solidly built

• having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value

vital
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• urgently needed; absolutely necessary

• performing an essential function in the living body

• full of spirit; full of life

• manifesting or characteristic of life

Alternatives for CENTRAL

Alternatives for CRUCIAL

Alternatives for ESSENTIAL

Alternatives for IMPORTANT

Alternatives for KEY

Alternatives for MAJOR

Alternatives for SIGNIFICANT

Alternatives for SUBSTANTIAL

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