INSIGNIFICANTLY Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

insignificantly

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as in microscopically

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Recent Examples of insignificantly If anything, this makes those insidious Fridays insignificantly safer than the state average for the period. — Mike McRae 08, New Atlas, 8 Sep. 2026 Lastly, but not at all insignificantly (as the project was his first breakthrough in the city), there’s the Condé Nast Cafeteria in Times Square. — Maya Chawla, Architectural Digest, 19 Aug. 2026 While these might seem insignificantly small compared to the average density, gravitation causes the overdense regions to grow and attract matter into them over time, while the underdense regions similarly give up their matter to their more dense surroundings. — Big Think, 3 Mar. 2026

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The only natural safeguard your body has against UV light is a microscopically thin layer of a pigment called melanin in your epidermis.

— Guy German, The Conversation, 18 June 2026
Coming up with materials that will do that work is actually the easy part; turning them into the microscopically-thin film of a solar sail is the real challenge.

— Kiona N. Smith, Space.com, 31 May 2026

Definition of microscopically

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Anyone who has worked with fresh pasta knows the line between al dente and flabby noodles is infinitesimally fine.

— Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 8 Sep. 2026
The company used this speed advantage (and, later, similar ones) to profit from infinitesimally brief pricing differences between exchanges, all while fulfilling clients’ orders to buy and sell on those exchanges.

— Gary Sernovitz, New Yorker, 15 June 2026

Definition of infinitesimally

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An old window sash can sag almost imperceptibly and leak warm air out of the top.

— Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 5 Sep. 2026
The continuous rails bend so imperceptibly that passengers feel nothing more than a smooth, butter-like glide across the water.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of imperceptibly

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Hamshaw says that for most people, tempeh can be eaten every day as it is minimally processed soy food that provides protein, fiber, iron, and unsaturated fat.

— Alessandra Signorelli, Vogue, 25 Sep. 2026
Enter Genicular Artery Embolization (GAE), a minimally-invasive procedure that lessens blood flow to inflamed spots in the knee to reduce chronic pain and swelling.

— Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of minimally

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Videos posted on social media showing men who appear to film women without their knowledge have raised questions about consent — and whether existing privacy laws can keep pace with technology that allows people to record almost invisibly.

— Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2026
The kettle and coffee machine are tidily housed in a drawer, plugged in invisibly.

— Adrienne Wyper, TheWeek, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of invisibly

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Glaringly, Amazon’s data center commitments don’t mention the power plant and scarcely address pollution, apart from promising to exclusively rely on back-up generators that use the lowest possible emissions.

— Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 2 Oct. 2026
Today, there’s scarcely a single news website or cable show that hasn’t taken the doomball and run with it.

— Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026

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