as in slightly
in a very small quantity or degree
this box is negligibly bigger than the other one, but it's such a slight difference I don't think it matters
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Recent Examples of negligibly
In an economy where wages are anchored to what compute would cost to replicate human work, human labor becomes economically marginal—not worthless, but negligibly small relative to the overall pie.
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2026
In other words, the chin contributes negligibly to resisting chewing forces.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
The Moon, whose magnetic field is negligibly small, does not regulate itself in this fashion at all.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 4 Sep. 2025
Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2026
In other words, the chin contributes negligibly to resisting chewing forces.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
The Moon, whose magnetic field is negligibly small, does not regulate itself in this fashion at all.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 4 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for negligibly
slightly
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Yolo County’s homeless population declined slightly over the past two years, but nearly two-thirds of the people counted in January were living outdoors as county leaders considered millions of dollars in cuts to the services many rely on.—
Daniel Lempres,
Sacbee.com,
16 May 2026
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Now, the qualifying procedure — which was already slightly altered from previous years — is getting altered again.—
Matt Reigle OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
16 May 2026
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“Negligibly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/negligibly. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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