trifle
Something of little value or importance.
trifle in a sentence
- Don't worry about the broken pencil; it's only a trifle.
- The rich duke spent a fortune on every trifle that caught his eye.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to trifle?
- Aessential
- Btriviality
- Ctreasure
- Dnecessity
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B: triviality. The other three mean the opposite of trifle.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to trifle?
- Atreasure
- Btriviality
- Ctrinket
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A: treasure. The other three mean nearly the same as trifle.
Words that mean something similar
triviality, trinket
Words that mean the opposite
treasure, essential, necessity
More words about size & amount
- trivial: So small and unimportant that it hardly matters.
- unique: Being the only one of its kind; unlike anything else.
- unsurpassed: Better than all others; never beaten.
- unwieldy: Awkward to carry or use because it is big and clumsy.
- utmost: The greatest or highest amount possible.
- utter: Complete and total.
- vast: Extremely large; stretching a very long way.
- voracious: Extremely hungry or eager for a lot of something.
More words to explore
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