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
For decades now, cryptographers have known that the same problems are trivial to solve with a sufficiently large quantum computer.
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ArsTechnica, 20 May 2025
Preventing tears while cutting onions might seem like a trivial research topic.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 May 2025
Matter These are not trivial or speculative technologies.
—Virginie Berger, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
If the buyer is complaining about cosmetic or trivial things, like the dark blue wall in the main bathroom or the leaky kitchen faucet, think twice about acquiescing.
—Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 4 June 2025
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ArsTechnica, 20 May 2025
Preventing tears while cutting onions might seem like a trivial research topic.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 May 2025
Matter These are not trivial or speculative technologies.
—Virginie Berger, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
If the buyer is complaining about cosmetic or trivial things, like the dark blue wall in the main bathroom or the leaky kitchen faucet, think twice about acquiescing.
—Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 4 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for trivial
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trivial
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Show more And on Monday, hospital staff accomplished a minor medical feat: doctors birthed triplets in a cesarean section procedure that the delivering physician said would have been complicated and risky even in the best of times.—
NBC News,
NBC news,
20 June 2025
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There were some minor disadvantages to this method, Boyle admits, mostly due to Apple’s user-friendly camera software.—
Jake Kleinman,
Wired News,
20 June 2025
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Monday saw some dips and slight drops, but the market rebounded and closed up almost 1%.—
Megan Poinski,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2025
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This was a shift from May, when Democrats had a slight advantage—48 percent planned to support Democrats, while 45 percent leaned toward Republicans, according to the pollster.—
Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 June 2025
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This sauce is also the perfect way to add just a small amount of unsweetened dark chocolate into your day.—
Christina Manian,
Health,
18 June 2025
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These scopes will be able to resolve features as small as 8 inches (20 centimeters) on the lunar surface from an altitude of 31 miles (50 kilometers), according to Firefly.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
18 June 2025
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Treats and train rides are available for a nominal fee.—
Pomerado News,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 June 2025
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Presumably, the series can conclude when our nominal adults finally do get grown.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
25 June 2025
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The Soviet Union, in the confusion and wreckage left by the war, was wasting little time installing client regimes in Eastern Europe.—
Joshua Yaffa,
New Yorker,
23 June 2025
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Iran has helped Russia with military drones throughout the war in Ukraine, but analysts now say there might be very little Moscow can or will to do to reciprocate.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
23 June 2025
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The film is described as an intense drama about two Palestinian refugees living in Athens, caught between petty scams and the hope of a better life in Germany.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
21 June 2025
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In the end, what started as a petty doormat rivalry has turned into something much more joyful.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 June 2025
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The topics change, but the emotional undercurrent stays the same: one or both partners feel unimportant, unseen or unacknowledged.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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The most important & unimportant poetry transpires when water & mirror separate you into layers.—
Terrance Hayes,
New Yorker,
19 May 2025
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By contrast, during recessions, employee relations scores are insignificant, and high-CSR firms are able to raise more debt at lower spreads, better credit ratings, and longer maturities.—
Bhakti Mirchandani,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
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To read and advocate for books during this crisis is a small but not insignificant act of resistance.—
Donna Seaman
June 18,
Literary Hub,
18 June 2025
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“Trivial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trivial. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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