trivial
So small and unimportant that it hardly matters.
trivial in a sentence
- They argued about something trivial, the colour of a bottle top, and forgot it by lunch.
- Compared with the flood in the kitchen, a missing sock seemed completely trivial.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to trivial?
- Aserious
- Bminor
- Cmajor
- Dimportant
Show the answer
B: minor. The other three mean the opposite of trivial.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to trivial?
- Aimportant
- Bsmall
- Cminor
- Dpetty
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A: important. The other three mean nearly the same as trivial.
Words that mean something similar
minor, small, petty
Words that mean the opposite
important, major, serious
More words about size & amount
- 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.
- wholly: Completely and entirely.
More words to explore
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