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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

so-called

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

inferior, mean

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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