insignificantly

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for insignificantly
Adverb
  • The kernel of the script imagined Ruth’s movements through her longtime home for the final time—a marvelous, minutely observed sequence that opens the film—and then her new home for the first time.
    Lisa Wong Macabasco, Vogue, 20 June 2025
  • The downtown side of the bridge is also minutely taller than the church side, leading to some overconfident drivers lodging themselves on the other end.
    Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2025
Adverb
  • The irony was unmistakable: a man who barely spoke in interviews, who shrank from the stage, whose music sidestepped every commercial instinct of his time, was now the soundtrack to a car commercial.
    arkansasonline.com, arkansasonline.com, 5 July 2025
  • The Dow Jones industrial average barely cracked 1,000 that year, versus its current level of 44,000-plus.
    The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 4 July 2025
Adverb
  • Recruitment is scarcely easier – 64% of respondents say hiring staff is difficult, and more than half (55 per cent) blame high employment taxes such as National Insurance.
    Philip Salter, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
  • Penguins ownership scarcely makes its presence felt.
    Josh Yohe, New York Times, 27 June 2025
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“Insignificantly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insignificantly. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.

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