Synonyms of nominal

nominal 1 of 2

adjective

ˈnä-mə-nᵊl 

1

as in titular

being something in name or form only

he was the nominal head of state—everyone knew the country was actually run by one of his advisers

Synonyms & Similar Words

• titular
• formal
• supposed
• paper
• virtual
• presumed
• ostensible
• phantom
• seeming
• assumed
• apparent
• so-called
• evident

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• real
• true
• actual

2

as in slight

so small or unimportant as to warrant little or no attention

when you pay $400 for an airline ticket, a ticketing fee of five dollars seems nominal

Synonyms & Similar Words

• slight
• negligible
• tiny
• petty
• trivial
• insignificant
• piddling
• inconsiderable
• trifling
• measly
• paltry
• minute
• piffling
• inconsequential
• footling
• pimping
• Mickey Mouse
• picayune
• niggling
• piddly
• chicken
• no-account
• peanut
• imperceptible
• puny
• inappreciable
• de minimis
• little
• inferior
• mean
• pettifogging
• small-fry
• one-horse
• quibbling
• hairsplitting
• two-bit
• nitpicking

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• considerable
• significant
• important
• substantial
• big
• serious
• material
• outstanding
• consequential
• prominent
• remarkable
• striking
• conspicuous
• noteworthy
• weighty
• appreciable
• measurable
• pivotal
• momentous
• eventful
• discernible

nominal

2 of 2

noun

as in substantive

Related Words

• substantive
• noun
• mass noun
• count noun
• common noun
• collective noun
• proper noun

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of nominal

Adjective

This decision risks a reduction in the price dairy farmers receive for their cull cows and higher profits for foreign beef exporters, all for a potentially nominal decrease in the retail ground beef price. — Esme Murphy, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026

Recent August polling shows the Texas Senate race is a statistical tie, with Talarico holding a slight nominal lead. — Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2026

Vivify Technology’s validation program will focus on the 65-kilowatt (kW) nominal turbine test unit. — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 19 Aug. 2026

Wareheim does take nominal breaks — to scout fresh inventory on trips around the world. — Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 13 Aug. 2026