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nominal

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of nominal

1 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 of nominal

formal, paper, titular

Words Related to nominal

phantom, virtual

apparent, assumed, evident, ostensible, presumed, seeming, supposed

Near Antonyms of nominal

actual, real, true

2 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 of nominal

chicken, de minimis, footling, inconsequential, inconsiderable, insignificant, measly, Mickey Mouse, minute, negligible, niggling, no-account, paltry, peanut, petty, picayune, piddling, piddly, piffling, pimping, slight, trifling, trivial

Words Related to nominal

imperceptible, inappreciable

little, puny, tiny

hairsplitting, nitpicking, pettifogging, quibbling

one-horse, small-fry, two-bit

Near Antonyms of nominal

serious, substantial, weighty

eventful, momentous, pivotal

conspicuous, noteworthy, outstanding, prominent, remarkable, striking

appreciable, discernible (also discernable), measurable

Antonyms of nominal

big, consequential, considerable, important, material, significant

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