Synonyms of trivial

trivial

adjective

ˈtri-vē-əl 

1

as in minor

lacking importance

why spend so much time on trivial decisions, like whether the soda should be regular or diet?

Synonyms & Similar Words

• minor
• small
• little
• unimportant
• slight
• insignificant
• worthless
• trifling
• frivolous
• inconsequential
• incidental
• negligible
• foolish
• inconsiderable
• petty
• nugatory
• minute
• small-fry
• Mickey Mouse
• neither here nor there
• fiddling
• obscure
• one-horse
• small-time
• anonymous
• unknown
• jerkwater
• paltry
• nickel-and-dime
• nameless
• uncelebrated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• important
• major
• significant
• substantial
• meaningful
• big
• momentous
• consequential
• fatal
• eventful
• weighty
• decisive
• material
• principal
• dominant
• remarkable
• valuable
• impressive
• fateful
• chief
• prominent
• outstanding
• worthwhile
• overriding
• worthy
• distinctive
• exceptional
• great
• overbearing
• unfrivolous
• basic
• fundamental
• distinguished
• essential
• eminent
• famous
• key
• illustrious
• prestigious
• notorious
• overmastering
• all-important
• renowned
• preeminent

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• slight
• nominal
• petty
• insignificant
• inconsequential
• trifling
• tiny
• negligible
• piddling
• inconsiderable
• piffling
• niggling
• minute
• picayune
• footling
• paltry
• measly
• piddly
• pimping
• Mickey Mouse
• chicken
• no-account
• de minimis
• imperceptible
• peanut
• little
• inappreciable
• puny
• mean
• inferior
• pettifogging
• small-fry
• quibbling
• nitpicking
• one-horse
• hairsplitting
• two-bit

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• important
• significant
• considerable
• big
• serious
• substantial
• material
• consequential
• remarkable
• noteworthy
• outstanding
• prominent
• striking
• conspicuous
• momentous
• weighty
• appreciable
• pivotal
• measurable
• eventful
• discernible

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of trivial

Selecting a squad number might seem trivial, but there was a finality to Cunha being given Rashford’s former shirt number. — Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 21 July 2026

The poet begins to lose faith in his subject—why write about such a trivial matter as Europe descends into war? — Literary Hub, 17 July 2026

The criss-crossings of coincidences and the overlapping bonds of acquaintance bring to the minute details of phone calls and handwritten notes, sly glances and trivial deceptions, a vast psychological reverberance. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 9 July 2026

Sanders’s aggressive wealth fund, for example, aims to start by paying roughly $1,000 to each American annually—which is not trivial, but is also far from a solution to mass unemployment. — Lila Shroff, The Atlantic, 9 July 2026

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