The damage from the flood was negligible.
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Negligible
/ˈnɛɡlɪd͡ʒɪbəl/
Synonyms for "negligible" (138 found)
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Closest matches (28)
Noun(4 words)
Adjective(7 words)
Strong matches (41)
insignificantirrelevantlittlelowmarginalmeagerminiatureminorminutenigglingno great shakesnonessentialnot vitalnugatory
Adjective(19 words)
insignificantinsignificant aspectinsignificant conceptinsignificant devianceinsignificant factorinsignificant lawinsignificant momentinsubstantial claimirrelevant taskmeager evidencemeritlessminorminor blemishminor changeminor driftminuscularminusculeminuscule impactminuscule script
Noun(7 words)
insignificant motion-changeirrelevant examplelilliputianminute amountmore insignificantmost insignificantmost microscopic scale
Adverb(1 words)
most significant changes
Related words (69)
Adjective(29 words)
null effectpaltrierpaltriestpaltryperceived unimportancepublic insignificancepuniestsimple choreslight amountslight influenceslightestsmall differencesubmicroscopictiniesttinytiny organismtiny sizetrace amountstriflingtrivial
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trivial pointtrivial questionultrasmallundetectableunimportant personunmemorableunnoticeableunsubstantialweeny
Verb(1 words)
Determiner(1 words)
the trivial point
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4 entriesminor variationminuscule quantitytiny differencetiny quantity
Collocations
5 entriesnegligible amountnegligible changenegligible differencenegligible effectnegligible risk
Inflections
2 entriesmore negligiblemost negligible
Derivations
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3 entriesSample sentences
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Should any political party attempt to abolish social security, unemployment insurance, and eliminate labor laws and farm programs, you would not hear of that party again in our political history. There is a tiny splinter group, of course, that believes you can do these things. Among them are H. L. Hunt (you possibly know his background), a few other Texas oil millionaires, and an occasional politician or business man from other areas. Their number is negligible and they are stupid.
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Mineral deposits are negligible; the country has no known petroleum deposits.
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The risk is negligible.
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