minutest
Absolutely most tiny
Minutest is the superlative form of minute (pronounced my-NOOT), meaning the smallest or most insignificant: the minutest details, the minutest trace of evidence.
It describes something at the extreme end of smallness or triviality: She examined the contract down to its minutest clause.
Too small for eyes
- infinitesimalQuantity approaching zero
- minusculeExtremely small in size
- atomicOf elemental particles
- molecularOf tiny particles
nano · miniature · micro · diminutive · teeny · bitsy · petite · pocket-sized
Showing extreme attention to detail
- exactingDemanding great care
- detailedFull of specifics
- scrupulousThorough and principled
- thoroughComplete in every detail
painstaking · rigorous · careful · methodical · fine-tuned · calibrated · measured · systematic
Cannot be sensed
- faintWeak and indistinct
- slightMinor or thin
- nuancedHaving fine distinctions
- indistinctUnclear, hard to perceive
undetectable · elusive · delicate · tenuous · fine · gradual · incremental · marginal
Lacking importance or consequence
- negligibleToo small to consider
- triflingOf no real importance
- inconsequentialLacking significance or impact
- minorScale with lowered third
petty · unimportant · paltry · nominal · marginal · insubstantial · frivolous · peripheral
microscopic
Too small for eyes
- infinitesimalQuantity approaching zero
- minusculeExtremely small in size
- atomicOf elemental particles
molecular · nano · miniature · micro · diminutive · teeny · bitsy · petite · pocket-sized · thumbnail
meticulous
Showing extreme attention to detail
- exactingDemanding great care
- detailedFull of specifics
- scrupulousThorough and principled
thorough · painstaking · rigorous · careful · methodical · fine-tuned · calibrated · measured · systematic · analytical
imperceptible
Cannot be sensed
indistinct · undetectable · elusive · delicate · tenuous · fine · gradual · incremental · marginal · fractional
insignificant
Lacking importance or consequence
- negligibleToo small to consider
- triflingOf no real importance
- inconsequentialLacking significance or impact
minor · petty · unimportant · paltry · nominal · marginal · insubstantial · frivolous · peripheral · incidental
minutestgreatest
Surpassing all others
paramount · most important · supreme · utmost · weightiest
- wait a minuteRequest for pause
- five minutesBrief span of time
- last minuteJust before deadline
- just a minuteRequest for brief patience
- in a minuteVery soon, briefly delayed
- for a minuteFor a brief duration