nugatory

nugatory

adjective

Definition of NUGATORY

1

having no legal or binding force <the congressional resolution has symbolic value only, as it relates to a matter governed by the states and is thus nugatory>

Synonyms bad, inoperative, invalid, nonbinding, nonvalid, nugatory, null and void, void

Related Words illegal; useless, worthless; ineffective, ineffectual

Near Antonyms legal; working

Antonyms binding, good, valid

2

lacking importance <the book is entertaining, but its contributions to Shakespearean scholarship are nugatory>

Synonyms fiddling, foolish, frivolous, incidental, inconsequential, inconsiderable, insignificant, little, Mickey Mouse, minor, minute, negligible, nugatory, slight, small, small-fry, trifling, trivial

Related Words jerkwater, one-horse; nickel-and-dime, paltry, petty, small-time, worthless; anonymous, nameless, obscure, uncelebrated, unknown

Near Antonyms decisive, fatal, fateful; chief, dominant, overbearing, overmastering, overriding, principal; distinctive, exceptional, impressive, outstanding, prominent, remarkable; valuable, worthwhile, worthy; distinguished, eminent, great, illustrious, preeminent, prestigious; famous, notorious, renowned; all-important, basic, essential, fundamental, key

Antonyms big, consequential, eventful, important, major, material, meaningful, momentous, significant, substantial, unfrivolous, weighty