Synonyms of minorities

minorities

noun

plural of minority

as in adolescences

the transitional period between childhood and adulthood

a teenager during his minority has some of the rights of an adult, but not all

Synonyms & Similar Words

• adolescences
• nonages
• youths
• manhoods
• boyhoods
• majorities
• girlhoods
• infancies
• womanhoods
• maturities
• heydays
• primes
• blooms
• preadolescences
• flushes
• babyhoods

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of minorities

In April, Americans for Financial Reform’s Education Fund released a study stating that the bank’s mortgage rejection rates for minorities in Charlotte and North Carolina far outpaced those of white applicants. — Chase Jordan october 7, Charlotte Observer, 7 Oct. 2026

Who knows how ubiquitous these modes of silence are for particular minorities? — Literary Hub, 5 Oct. 2026

Even under overwhelming majority rule, democracies protect minorities' civic participation. — The Monitor's Editorial Board, Christian Science Monitor, 5 Oct. 2026

Some respondents saw less in-person interaction as a plus for women, minorities, and introverts. — Bilin Lin, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026

Harvard University’s Joint Center for Housing Studies projects that household growth will be concentrated among older adults and minorities — groups that historically have lower pet ownership rates. — Robert Granader, Washington Post, 4 Oct. 2026

Some churches have rightly been accused of being partisan, hypocritical and discriminatory toward women and minorities. — John Blake, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026

Cohen also said 25% of her department’s contracts have gone to small businesses owned by women or minorities, a goal set by a 2023 state law. — Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

The state is suing the Indiana High School Athletic Association and seeking the removal of a bylaw that requires the organization to reserve two seats for minorities on its Board of Directors. — Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2026