1
as in nothing
something of little importance
overlooked such trivialities as haphazardly folded napkins when rating the quality of restaurants
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2
as in negligibility
the quality or state of being unimportant
the only thing the complaints have in common is their undeniable triviality
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Recent Examples of triviality
Never issue false assurances, but don’t dwell on trivialities either.
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Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
Yesterday’s pangrams were triviality, trivially and virality.
—Alex Travelli, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
As a society navigating the choppy waters of quick-draw feuds and biting vitriol—no matter the triviality or seriousness of the topic in question—we are often cowered into joining the chorus versus belting out a solo for fear of being singled out.
—Christina L. Sgro, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
In other words, no drugs, alcohol abuse, tardiness, triviality, egocentricity.
—Chicago Tribune, 1 Feb. 2025
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Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
Yesterday’s pangrams were triviality, trivially and virality.
—Alex Travelli, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
As a society navigating the choppy waters of quick-draw feuds and biting vitriol—no matter the triviality or seriousness of the topic in question—we are often cowered into joining the chorus versus belting out a solo for fear of being singled out.
—Christina L. Sgro, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
In other words, no drugs, alcohol abuse, tardiness, triviality, egocentricity.
—Chicago Tribune, 1 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for triviality
Noun
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My memoir was built of gaps, juxtaposition, weird little nothings.—
Cheri Lucas Rowlands,
Longreads,
16 Dec. 2024
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But nothings more peaceful than tomorrow to a man going through pain today.—
Becca Longmire,
Peoplemag,
22 Feb. 2024
Noun
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Identify every instance of victim language, limitation beliefs, or smallness thinking.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Hawley, who directed the premiere, brings an impressive sense of scale to the action, conveying the hugeness of the spaceship and its urban crash zone, contrasted with the smallness of the figures trying to make their way through the mayhem.—
Noel Murray,
Vulture,
13 Aug. 2025
Noun
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That’s the kind of extreme pettiness that Row Z can firmly get behind.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
19 Aug. 2025
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The American people are seeking solace and inspiration from its leaders, not pettiness and skullduggery.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Her difficulty lay in her distance from the random violence of insignificance.—
Rachel Cusk,
New Yorker,
24 Aug. 2025
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His groundbreaking work reveals how a hidden epidemic of insignificance is quietly eroding engagement, trust, and performance in organizations, and what leaders can do to reverse it.—
Rodger Dean Duncan,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
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“Triviality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/triviality. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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