DE MINIMIS Synonyms: 59 Similar and Opposite Words

de minimis

adjective

dē-ˈmi-nə-məs

Definition of de minimis

as in slight

so small or unimportant as to warrant little or no attention investors disappointed by stock dividends that were decidedly de minimis

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Recent Examples of de minimis Minimum guarantees have become de minimis and are no longer guaranteed. — Dana Harris-Bridson, IndieWire, 8 May 2026 The president initially signed an executive order suspending the de minimis exemption in 2025. — Heath Kalb, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2026 Higher tariffs and the end of the de minimis exemption continue to be a major cost for the company. — Gabrielle Fonrouge, CNBC, 17 Mar. 2026 The de minimis situation adds a layer of consumer-visible pain that is easy to overlook amid the larger legal drama but hard for ordinary Americans to miss at checkout. — Jay Caruso, The Washington Examiner, 13 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for de minimis

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Adjective

The righty, working with a slight pitch count after a complete game last week, followed two strikeouts in the first inning with five more in his outing.

— Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026
Morgan walked into the opening match for SummerSlam Saturday as a slight favorite per Betonline.

— Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of slight

Adjective

Translated, the traffic death count related to this movement is not insignificant.

— John Tamny, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
There are so many of them that the loss of a few is treated as insignificant, even though each container holds its own small world.

— Alexander Klose, Scientific American, 24 July 2026

Definition of insignificant

Adjective

His legal team couched the City Council’s move to weaken the mayor’s authority and strip him of privileges as a petty effort to unseat the youngest mayor in the city’s history, and one who has questioned their leadership.

— Reed Williams, AJC.com, 29 July 2026
One Marchand report contained several petty and embarrassing details about McAfee that clearly came from ESPN insiders.

— Dan Zaksheske OutKick, FOXNews.com, 28 July 2026

Definition of petty

Adjective

Ireland’s Strategy For Quantum Technologies Building and sustaining a new industry is never a trivial undertaking.

— Dr. Jonathan Reichental, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026
Justice John Dixon said Bauer Media had failed to show the claims made about Wilson were substantially true or trivial.

— Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 22 July 2026

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