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

For a nominal sum, the paper each day serves up authoritative accounts of sports events that occurred as much as a day earlier, give or take. — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026

The calculation refers to nominal total returns, combining coupon income and changes in the bond's market price. — Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2026

The creditor will still have to fork over hard cash to pay for the costs of the auction (which is usually nominal) as well as to compensate the debtor for any exemption value of that asset. — Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026

In the original lawsuit, Hanaway only sought $1 in nominal damages for the state, Cacioppo and his business, Industrial Salvage and Wrecking. — Jack Harvel august 26, Kansas City Star, 26 Aug. 2026