Synonyms for negligible
- adjective
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Adjective
1. Insignificant
insignificant, trifling, inconsequential, trivial, inconsiderable, unimportant, slight, ignorable, paltry, immaterial, meaningless, worthless, piddling, indifferent, petty, picayune US, inconsiderate, meager US CA, meagre UK, idle, frivolous, niggling, picayunish
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Definitions
- adj. 1
Able to be neglected, ignored or excluded from consideration; too small or unimportant to be of concern.
We found errors, but their effects were negligible.
Related words
- Phrases
- negligible set
Example sentences
- trivial The conclusion may seem trivial: Esperanto exists.
- insignificant There is no such thing as an insignificant detail.
- inconsequential The things he says are entirely inconsequential.
- trifling Their trouble stems from a trifling matter.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| negligible | falling | |
| trivial | rising | |
| insignificant | falling | |
| inconsequential | steady | |
| trifling | steady | |
| neglectable | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- idle2
- 5 letters
- petty2
- 6 letters
- slight1, meager2, paltry2, meagre
- 7 letters
- trivial3
- 8 letters
- trifling2, picayune3, niggling, piddling3
- 9 letters
- worthless2, frivolous3, ignorable
- 10 letters
- immaterial5, picayunish
- 11 letters
- meaningless3, indifferent3, unimportant4, neglectable
- 13 letters
- insignificant5, inconsiderate
- 14 letters
- inconsiderable
- 15 letters
- inconsequential5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (idle2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- négligeable
- Italiano
- trascurabile
- Deutsch
- vernachlässigbar