Synonyms of marginally

marginally

adverb

as in slightly

by a very small margin

the team lost another game, but at least they performed marginally better this time out

Synonyms & Similar Words

• slightly
• barely
• narrowly
• just
• somewhat
• almost
• scarcely
• hardly
• nearly
• minimally
• by the skin of one's teeth
• minutely
• closely
• partly
• approximately
• roughly
• scantly
• more or less
• plus or minus

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• significantly
• substantially
• considerably
• well
• vastly
• quite
• easily
• definitely
• positively
• plainly
• completely
• fully
• greatly
• unquestionably
• abundantly
• generously
• copiously

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of marginally

The obstacles matter not, as Stach blasts the ball into the top corner, to the right of Sa, who had been marginally closer to that side of the net. — Beren Cross, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026

While some countries and companies can work on pumping out marginally more oil—and further deplete oil reserves—similar solutions don’t exist for fuel. — Jordan Blum, Fortune, 10 Sep. 2026

The projections put AfD at least marginally short of an absolute majority for now, but that could change. — Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2026

The marginally high dew point temperatures will push the heat index to around 107 degrees in some spots. — Lauren Bostwick, CBS News, 7 Sep. 2026

Those companies currently operate the Ariane 6 and Vega-C rockets, which have proven reliable but are only marginally competitive, even with the assistance of government subsidies. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 6 Sep. 2026

The projections put AfD at least marginally short of an absolute majority, though that could change. — Geir Moulson, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026

The home country is hostile, literally and culturally, so the characters often turn to America and England, places that are marginally safer but only just. — Tembe Denton-Hurst, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2026

This can include short-trip driving, increased electrical demands from modern vehicle systems, and a battery that may be only marginally sized for the vehicle's needs. — John Paul, The Providence Journal, 4 Sep. 2026