MINIONS Synonyms: 18 Similar and Opposite Words

minions

noun

plural of minion

as in favorites

a person or thing that is preferred over others most of the top appointments went to the new governor's personal minions and political cronies

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Recent Examples of minions Just as Wolverine is surrounded, he’s saved by Mystique, who’s shape-shifted herself into one of Trask’s minions. — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 13 Aug. 2026 One of Danhausen’s minions took out Mysterio with a flipping dive on the outside. — Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026 In my view, we are no longer respected by our foreign allies, the poor are getting poorer, and his wealthy minions are getting richer at our expense. — Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 July 2026 This iconic live-action movie features NBA superstar Michael Jordan, who is recruited by Bugs Bunny and the Looney Tunes, the Tune Squad, for a high-stakes game against an evil theme park owner and his minions, the Monstars, in outer space. — Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 14 July 2026 The rest of the Aquamarine team — including Cecilia’s minions, played by Tammin Sursok, Dichen Lachman and Natasha Cunningham — awaited in Australia. — Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 14 July 2026 Perhaps if this was any team other than the Yankees — where all of Hal Steinbrenner’s minions appear to have lifetime contracts — Aaron Boone’s status as manager would be coming under intense scrutiny about now. — Bill Madden, New York Daily News, 4 July 2026 In the chaos, the minions eat some spaghetti just like in Lady and the Tramp (1955). — Barry Levitt, Time, 3 July 2026 For example, a group of minions might be pretending to fight a group of Vikings on a movie set, or enough alien spaceships to fill the entire screen appear and shoot their lasers at once. — Parents, 1 July 2026

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Personal favorites of mine include the Buffalo chicken dip and the Greek chicken pita, but the menu includes something for every appetite.

— Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 4 Sep. 2026
The Fighting Irish are preseason title favorites for plenty of pundits, including Justin.

— Chris Branch, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026

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If that does happen, and UNLV goes from G6 Playoff darlings to 0-2, some uncomfortable conversations will start to spring up about head coach Dan Mullen's future in Vegas.

— Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2026
The company adds some 30 to 60 movies to its catalog annually, most of them lost gems of world cinema, festival-circuit darlings, or old Hollywood hits.

— Sophia Nguyen, The Atlantic, 28 Aug. 2026

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