MINUTIAE Synonyms: 14 Similar and Opposite Words

minutiae

noun

as in specifics

small or minor details the minutiae of daily life He was bewildered by the contract's minutiae.

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Noun

Presumptive Democrat nominee David Jolly’s campaign platform barely mentions climate change, only including it in a throwaway bullet point about preserving natural resources that is devoid of specifics.

— Jon McGowan, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
The red flags are large dollar amounts, tax consequences, anything irreversible and anything that turns on the specifics of your situation rather than a general rule.

— Pawan Jain, The Conversation, 7 July 2026

Definition of specifics

Noun

The league office, UCLA and USC have discussed staging a basketball event at SoFi Stadium, but the particulars are still uncertain.

— Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 26 June 2026
But the premise and particulars provide enough novelty to keep you hooked, and their brilliant chemistry enlivens their 19th century scenario with big, hearty laughs.

— Ben Travers, IndieWire, 24 June 2026

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