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trifling

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of trifling

1 lacking importance
  • Deciding what you want to do for a living is no trifling matter.
Synonyms of trifling

fiddling, foolish, frivolous, incidental, inconsequential, inconsiderable, insignificant, little, minor, minute, negligible, slight, small, small-fry, trivial, unimportant
Words Related to trifling

jerkwater, one-horse

nickel-and-dime, paltry, petty, small-time, worthless

anonymous, nameless, obscure, uncelebrated, unknown
Phrases Synonymous with trifling

neither here nor there
Near Antonyms of trifling

decisive, fatal, fateful

chief, dominant, overbearing, overmastering, overriding, principal

distinctive, exceptional, impressive, outstanding, prominent, remarkable

valuable, worthwhile, worthy

distinguished, eminent, great, illustrious, preeminent, prestigious

famous, notorious, renowned

all-important, basic, essential, fundamental, key
Antonyms of trifling

big, consequential, eventful, important, major, material, meaningful, momentous, significant, substantial, unfrivolous, weighty
2 so small or unimportant as to warrant little or no attention
  • trifling differences between the theatrical and DVD versions of the movie
Synonyms of trifling

de minimis, inconsequential, inconsiderable, insignificant, measly, Mickey Mouse, minute, negligible, niggling, nominal, paltry, petty, picayune, piddling, slight, trivial
Words Related to trifling

inferior, mean

imperceptible, inappreciable

little, puny, tiny

hairsplitting, nitpicking, pettifogging, quibbling

one-horse, small-fry, two-bit
Near Antonyms of trifling

serious, substantial, weighty

eventful, momentous, pivotal

conspicuous, noteworthy, outstanding, prominent, remarkable, striking

appreciable, discernible (also discernable), measurable
Antonyms of trifling

big, consequential, considerable, important, material, significant

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