INFINITESIMAL Synonyms: 119 Similar and Opposite Words

infinitesimal

adjective

(ˌ)in-ˌfi-nə-ˈte-sə-məl

Definition of infinitesimal next

as in tiny

very small in size a soft drink with only an infinitesimal amount of caffeine

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Recent Examples of infinitesimal After easing them from the lab and onto the truck, the scientists transported the antimatter on a half-hour drive to test how — if at all — the infinitesimal particles could be transported by road without seeping out. —

ABC News, 23 Mar. 2026 The chances of that are infinitesimal, he’s told. —

Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 23 Mar. 2026 Far from merely giving orders, directors are participants in a social reality in which the most important results aren’t the naked-eye ones of deeds achieved but the magic infinitesimal moments that expand into big-screen spectacles. —

Richard Brody, New Yorker, 25 Feb. 2026 There was hugely more of it and less of me, rendered infinitesimal in the presence of this immensity. —

Michael Pollan, The Atlantic, 26 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for infinitesimal

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From the train windows, expect to spot the aquamarine waves of Ligurian Sea crashing against the stony coast, candy-colored houses huddled together on the hillsides, tiny wooden boats gliding through village harbors, and flecks of golden-sand beaches.

— Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 June 2026
Tribby, of Miles City, noted that, absent a court ruling that defines the legality of corner crossing in Montana, the PLPW council should consider access corridors rather than single-point access to a tiny corner that might be on a steep sidehill or monumented by a tree.

— Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 4 June 2026