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
The chances of that are infinitesimal, he’s told.
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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
The most infinitesimal bit of matter has a span.
—Christian Wiman, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
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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
The most infinitesimal bit of matter has a span.
—Christian Wiman, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for infinitesimal
Recent Examples of Synonyms for infinitesimal
Adjective
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Despite their tiny size, the devices delivered some of the strongest efficiencies reported for ultrathin perovskite solar technology.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
14 May 2026
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The kibble is smaller and meant for tiny mouths.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
14 May 2026
Adjective
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But this minuscule bit was trapped within a diamond, keeping its crystal structure intact.—
James Dinneen,
Scientific American,
14 May 2026
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The polygraph is composed of several minuscule sensors in one soft device.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
14 May 2026
Adjective
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Given these past successes, a group of Chinese researchers decided to use microscopic samples of Homo erectus teeth from three sites in China, each dating to about 400,000 years ago.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
13 May 2026
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Those eggs are microscopic and hatch quickly, and no amount of surface washing can reliably reach what may have burrowed inside.—
Anne Wolf,
Martha Stewart,
13 May 2026
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“Infinitesimal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infinitesimal. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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