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majority Antonyms

Opposite of majority

Because the opposite of majority shifts with each meaning, the antonyms and opposite words below are separated across 3 exact definitions and ranked by contrast strength.
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• noun (Context 1)

The greater number or part of a group, class, or total; specifically, a number representing more than half of a whole.

Usage Example

"A large minority of the committee members voted to approve the new budget."

Strongest
minority
Strong
handful
fraction

• noun (Context 2)

In elections or parliamentary voting, the number by which votes cast for one candidate, party, or proposal exceed those cast for the next highest competitor or for all other competitors combined.

Usage Example

"The governing party won the election with a comfortable minority of forty seats."

Strongest
minority
Strong
deficit

• noun (Context 3)

The legal age or status at which a person is recognized by law as a full adult, entitled to manage their own affairs and exercise full civil rights.

Usage Example

"The trust fund will be held by the bank until the beneficiary reaches the age of minority."

Strongest
minority
nonage
Strong
infancy
childhood

Similar words to majority

Words similar to majority shift depending on context. Common synonyms include:

adulthood
full age
legal age
bulk
preponderance
margin
maturity
mass
See all synonyms of majority

• Nearby Words

majestically
majesty
major
majority
majorly
makable
make

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Wordmom. (2026). Antonyms for Majority. In Wordmom Thesaurus. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/antonyms/majority
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