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
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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
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Recent Examples of nominal
Rae Ellen Bichell, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2025
The courts are open to JCCOC members, though guests can accompany for a nominal fee and decide whether to join.
—Greg Mellen, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
This means the average real rate (nominal yield minus the inflation rate) is about 1%.
—Chris Gunster, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Anthropic offers a specific service for national security customers and made a deal with the federal government to provide its services to agencies for a nominal $1 fee.
—Benj Edwards, ArsTechnica, 17 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Bills for Medicaid recipients are supposed to be sent to Medicaid, not the patients, who typically pay a nominal amount, if anything, for their care.
—Rae Ellen Bichell, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2025
The courts are open to JCCOC members, though guests can accompany for a nominal fee and decide whether to join.
—Greg Mellen, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
This means the average real rate (nominal yield minus the inflation rate) is about 1%.
—Chris Gunster, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Anthropic offers a specific service for national security customers and made a deal with the federal government to provide its services to agencies for a nominal $1 fee.
—Benj Edwards, ArsTechnica, 17 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nominal
Adjective
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Ryan Seacrest and the Wheel of Fortune team had to stop Derek Hough from messing with the titular wheel.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
18 Oct. 2025
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Conjured from the Broadway musical, itself a jazzed up version of the titular 1976 novel by Argentinian author Manuel Puig, the thought of spending over two hours with an adaptation of an adaptation may sound like a layer of artifice too deep to endure.—
Blythe Marks,
Them.,
17 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Patrick addressed the tension between his team and the Lions after the game, taking a slight jab at the way Detroit behaves on the field.—
Natasha Dye,
PEOPLE,
14 Oct. 2025
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In more recent trading, there was a slight recovery that brought values back over 65 cents.—
SJ Guest Editorial,
Sourcing Journal,
14 Oct. 2025
Noun
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First Acts: From the symbolic to the substantive, here is a look at what nine new governors elected last year have done in their first weeks in office.—
Maggie Astor,
New York Times,
30 Jan. 2023
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With his substantive, agreeably granular bass, David Grogan gave prophetic warnings real authority.—
Dallas News,
Dallas News,
23 Dec. 2022
Adjective
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The highest draft picks haven’t made an impact, and receiver production has been negligible.—
Tim Graham,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Massive investment, negligible return.—
Heather Conklin,
Fortune,
16 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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This causes the PPy and PSS to separate into tiny regions, creating thousands of junctions where electrons and ions interact.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Oct. 2025
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Founded in 1777, Lexington is home to both Washington & Lee University and Virginia Military Institute (VMI), and the presence of the universities no doubt plays a part in a cultural richness that punches above its weight class for a tiny town of just 7,000 people.—
Heather Bien,
Southern Living,
19 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Who among us hasn’t fantasized in the shower about exacting elaborate revenge for petty upsets, or lain awake trying to reframe our humiliations as epic tales of triumph?—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Oct. 2025
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Strahinja Jokic, 43, was sentenced to a year of probation on the misdemeanor and petty offenses, according to the Denver district attorney’s office.—
Shelly Bradbury,
Denver Post,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Nominal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nominal. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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