1
as in minor
lacking importance
why spend so much time on trivial decisions, like whether the soda should be regular or diet?
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2
as in slight
so small or unimportant as to warrant little or no attention
figured that restaurant customers wouldn't notice such a trivial surcharge on their bill
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Recent Examples of trivial
Eckert’s ultimate victory in securing regulatory approval for Addyi underpins the documentary’s revelations about gender bias at the FDA as a drug that claimed to improve female pleasure was dismissed as trivial or even dangerous.
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Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2025
But a new study including data from more than 1,400 people suggests these pursuits are far from trivial.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 8 Oct. 2025
For Washington, this was no trivial matter.
—Maurizio Valsania, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 2025
The cost to a believer of wrongly placing faith is trivial, but the cost of disbelieving if God exists could be infinite.
—Toby Stuart, Time, 29 Sep. 2025
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Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2025
But a new study including data from more than 1,400 people suggests these pursuits are far from trivial.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 8 Oct. 2025
For Washington, this was no trivial matter.
—Maurizio Valsania, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 2025
The cost to a believer of wrongly placing faith is trivial, but the cost of disbelieving if God exists could be infinite.
—Toby Stuart, Time, 29 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for trivial
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trivial
Adjective
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Curing or drying potatoes thickens their skins, allows minor cuts and abrasions to heal, and makes spuds less likely to rot or shrivel in storage.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
20 Oct. 2025
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Prisoners are not allowed to keep money behind bars, but cash can be provided by family members to a commissary fund used to buy food, toiletries and other minor needs, according to the Prison Fellowship.—
Mark Price,
Miami Herald,
20 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Return with a slight counter-rotation and complete more reps as desired.—
Jakob Roze,
Health,
21 Oct. 2025
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Looking ahead to 2026, Coke is projecting a slight tail wind to both its revenue and comparable earnings from currency fluctuations.—
Amelia Lucas,
CNBC,
21 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Viruses, as well as small bits of vegetation and invasive zebra mussel larvae, can hide in the plumbing of your rig.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
21 Oct. 2025
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Kahn is optimistic that Coach’s focus on a smaller number of affordable, yet consistent products puts it in a better place to manage cost and price increases than its competitors.—
Nicholas Gordon,
Fortune,
21 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Maresca’s midfield featured Moises Caicedo, nominal full-back Malo Gusto, and Enzo Fernandez operating higher than usual in Palmer’s absence.—
Cerys Jones,
New York Times,
15 Oct. 2025
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Drake sought nominal, compensatory, and punitive damages, plus legal fees.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Oct. 2025
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In fact, little of that story line, Androsoff argues, is backed up by historical evidence.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
20 Oct. 2025
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Geiger said there's little indication that tariff fears will result in any sort of Halloween pullback by consumers.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
19 Oct. 2025
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But, God, to be able to play a Pablo Escobar who was just petty and wanted friends, there was something so stupid and so hilarious about that to me.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Oct. 2025
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These can be petty but hard to avoid today.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
15 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Mike Vrabel says his history there is unimportant.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
16 Oct. 2025
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That may seem like a small and unimportant distinction to the non-Macca-heads among us.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
30 Sep. 2025
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Small, seemingly insignificant times like that became the foundation of our connection.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
15 Oct. 2025
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Elsbeth is familiar with that phenomenon, as getting people to say wild things to her is a not-insignificant part of her mystery-solving tool kit.—
Sophie Brookover,
Vulture,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Trivial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trivial. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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