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noun non·prob·lem \ ˌnän-ˈprä-bləm , -bᵊm , -ˌblem \

Updated on: 11 Sep 2017

Definition of nonproblem

plural nonproblems

:something that is not regarded as a genuine or serious problem

an expensive solution to a nonproblem

First Known Use of nonproblem

1965

nonproblem Synonyms

Synonyms

bagatelle, child's play, frippery, trifle, nothing, picayune, shuck (s), small beer, small change, triviality

Related Words

naught (also nought), nothingness, smoke, zero; peanuts, pittance, song, straw, two bits; bunk, claptrap, drivel, folly, fribble, fudge, hogwash, humbug, humbuggery, nonsense, piffle, rot, trash, trivia; bit, crumb, dab, dram, lick, mite, ounce, particle, pinhead, scintilla, shred, smidgen (also smidgeon or smidgin or smidge), soupçon, speck, spot, tad, touch, trace

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