minimal
Just barely enough
Minimal means the smallest amount or degree possible, or reduced to the barest essentials.
Something minimal is stripped down to only what's necessary: The recipe requires minimal preparation.
We experienced minimal delays.
In design and art, minimal describes a style characterized by extreme simplicity and the absence of decoration or ornamentation.
The word often carries positive connotations of efficiency or elegance, though it can also suggest insufficiency: The response was minimal at best.
In short supply
- scantBarely adequate amount
- meagerDeficient in quantity
- bareLacking any covering
- limitedRestricted in extent
slight · few · lean · negligible · nominal · paltry · thin · skimpy
Fundamental in nature
- plainBasic and unremarkable
- unadornedLacking decoration or ornament
- uncomplicatedEasy to understand
- elementaryOf first principles
stark · austere · understated · unpretentious · unembellished · unfussy · restrained · subdued
Central essential portion
- fundamentalForming the base
- basicFundamental in nature
- necessaryIndispensable, cannot omit
- vitalEssential or sustaining existence
requisite · indispensable · crucial · key · primary · elemental · irreducible · baseline
scarce
In short supply
limited · slight · few · lean · negligible · nominal · paltry · thin · skimpy · insufficient
basic
Fundamental in nature
- plainBasic and unremarkable
- unadornedLacking decoration or ornament
- uncomplicatedEasy to understand
elementary · stark · austere · understated · unpretentious · unembellished · unfussy · restrained · subdued · muted
core
Central essential portion
- fundamentalForming the base
- basicFundamental in nature
- necessaryIndispensable, cannot omit
vital · requisite · indispensable · crucial · key · primary · elemental · irreducible · baseline · threshold
modernist
Advocate of experimental forms
- sleekSmooth and elegant
- streamlinedMade smooth and efficient
- elegantGracefully refined, tasteful
refined · spare · zen · monastic · ascetic · reductive · geometric · functional · clean · crisp
- brevitybrevity, concise, succinct, terse, pithy
- shortshort, brief, small, little, tiny
- Visual Complexityintricate, detailed, busy, cluttered, chaotic
- complexitycomplex, complicated, simple, intricate, easy
- fashion slanglewk, drip, slay, fierce, serve
- commitment levelscommitted, dedicated, devoted, loyal, faithful
minimalmaximal
Greatest in extent
maximalist · ornate · elaborate · extravagant · baroque
- bare minimumSmallest acceptable quantity
- minimum wageLowest lawful hourly rate
- minimum paymentLowest acceptable installment amount
- minimum ageYoungest permitted threshold
- mandatory minimumsLegally required base sentences
- minimum securityLeast restrictive custody level
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