Synonyms of nominal

nominal 1 of 2

adjective

ˈnä-mə-nᵊl 

1

as in titular

being something in name or form only

he was the nominal head of state—everyone knew the country was actually run by one of his advisers

Synonyms & Similar Words

• titular
• formal
• supposed
• paper
• virtual
• presumed
• ostensible
• phantom
• seeming
• assumed
• apparent
• so-called
• evident

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• real
• true
• actual

2

as in slight

so small or unimportant as to warrant little or no attention

when you pay $400 for an airline ticket, a ticketing fee of five dollars seems nominal

Synonyms & Similar Words

• slight
• negligible
• tiny
• petty
• trivial
• insignificant
• piddling
• minute
• inconsiderable
• trifling
• measly
• paltry
• piffling
• inconsequential
• footling
• pimping
• Mickey Mouse
• picayune
• niggling
• piddly
• chicken
• no-account
• peanut
• imperceptible
• little
• puny
• inappreciable
• de minimis
• inferior
• mean
• pettifogging
• small-fry
• one-horse
• quibbling
• hairsplitting
• two-bit
• nitpicking

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• considerable
• significant
• important
• substantial
• big
• serious
• material
• outstanding
• consequential
• prominent
• remarkable
• striking
• conspicuous
• noteworthy
• weighty
• appreciable
• measurable
• pivotal
• momentous
• eventful
• discernible

nominal

2 of 2

noun

as in substantive

Related Words

• substantive
• noun
• mass noun
• count noun
• common noun
• collective noun
• proper noun

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of nominal

Adjective

Note that there is a nominal surcharge for using credit instead of cash. — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 26 June 2026

Competent guides are available at a nominal fee, and the bite for a nonresident fishing license is only $5. — Ralph Tuttle, Outdoor Life, 25 June 2026

Still, that price is sure to be a disappointment to a percentage of the 180,000-strong reservation holders who plunked down a nominal $50 deposit based on the initial $20K target. — New Atlas, 24 June 2026

The Tyumen refinery, one of the country's most modern and complex, has a nominal capacity of around 8 million metric tons per year. — Ron Popeski, USA Today, 20 June 2026