Antonyms of noun minority

2 of 3 senses of minority

Sense 2
minority -- (being or relating to the smaller in number of two parts; "when the vote was taken they were in the minority"; "he held a minority position")
       Antonym of majority (Sense 1)
      => majority, bulk -- (the property resulting from being or relating to the greater in number of two parts; the main part; "the majority of his customers prefer it"; "the bulk of the work is finished")

Sense 3
minority, nonage -- (any age prior to the legal age)
       Antonym of majority (Sense 3)
      => majority, legal age -- (the age at which persons are considered competent to manage their own affairs)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun minority

3 senses of minority

Sense 1
minority -- (a group of people who differ racially or politically from a larger group of which it is a part)
       => social group -- (people sharing some social relation)

Sense 2
minority -- (being or relating to the smaller in number of two parts; "when the vote was taken they were in the minority"; "he held a minority position")
       => number, figure -- (the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals; "he had a number of chores to do"; "the number of parameters is small"; "the figure was about a thousand")

Sense 3
minority, nonage -- (any age prior to the legal age)
       => age, eld -- (a time of life (usually defined in years) at which some particular qualification or power arises; "she was now of school age"; "tall for his eld")
       => legal status -- (a status defined by law)

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