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
Every interaction, no matter how trivial, could end up being a bit.
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Zak Keefer, New York Times, 30 May 2025
This explains why trivial choices, like what to wear or eat and many more throughout your day can leave you mentally exhausted before tackling important tasks.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 26 May 2025
James Joyce’s Dedalus has little real trauma beyond his own desires and tensions with the church; Mrs. Dalloway’s concerns about her party are beyond trivial and so formal innovation, fragmentation, and non-linear exposition add something to the telling.
—Tim Brinkhof, JSTOR Daily, 21 May 2025
One small, almost trivial fault can suddenly cascade into a continent-wide collapse.
—Kelly McKinney, Twin Cities, 18 May 2025
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Zak Keefer, New York Times, 30 May 2025
This explains why trivial choices, like what to wear or eat and many more throughout your day can leave you mentally exhausted before tackling important tasks.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 26 May 2025
James Joyce’s Dedalus has little real trauma beyond his own desires and tensions with the church; Mrs. Dalloway’s concerns about her party are beyond trivial and so formal innovation, fragmentation, and non-linear exposition add something to the telling.
—Tim Brinkhof, JSTOR Daily, 21 May 2025
One small, almost trivial fault can suddenly cascade into a continent-wide collapse.
—Kelly McKinney, Twin Cities, 18 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trivial
Adjective
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One allegedly threw a Molotov cocktail, and three deputies were struck, causing minor injuries, the department said.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2025
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Four people were taken to the hospital and treated for minor injuries, and one person, the driver of the second truck, sustained life-threatening injuries.—
Katie Langford,
Denver Post,
7 June 2025
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In a slight twist on the usual, the chefs not only get to choose their own sous-chefs, but only those sous-chefs have been flown to Italy for the occasion.—
Caroline Framke,
Vulture,
13 June 2025
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Bure may not have meant it as a slight, but one of the more notable offenders was Growing Pains, which costarred her brother, Kirk Cameron.—
Jordan Hoffman,
EW.com,
13 June 2025
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The small core teams who operate them are usually experts in biodiversity and community engagement, but not marketing.—
Michelle Greenwald,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025
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The motherboard is quite a bit smaller than the Framework Laptop 13 board, and the two are definitely not interchangeable.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
18 June 2025
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While that may seem nominal, its underlying business is more profitable.—
Ryan Baker,
CNBC,
14 June 2025
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Ethiopia is projected to lose the most aid in nominal terms, with Jordan, Afghanistan and the Democratic Republic of Congo also hit particularly hard.—
Lauren Kent,
CNN Money,
12 June 2025
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Her ensemble featured a simple yet striking little black dress with a semi-sheer bodice and a voluminous, inflated hemline, perfectly paired with dainty black mules and matching arm cuffs on both wrists.—
Mecca Pryor,
Essence,
10 June 2025
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No matter how sweet, the little crocodile grows bigger and more difficult to care for.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
10 June 2025
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Which party is willing to set aside petty differences and ego, and work in the interests of American prosperity?—
Reed Albergotti,
semafor.com,
6 June 2025
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This Christlike journey of scapegoating and torment ends in comeuppance for the haters and doubters, whose petty provocations tend to evoke a Bond villain in adolescence.—
Joshua Hunt,
Vulture,
5 June 2025
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And, with a range of darker shades often deemed unimportant to beauty brands, James says accurate shades are in the cards for L’Oreal Paris.—
India Espy-Jones,
Essence,
28 Apr. 2025
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Farming out certain creative development processes to AI felt not only ethically wrong but also like key cognitive stages were being lost, skipped over, considered unimportant.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
25 May 2025
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Given Kuwait’s preference for diversifying its military arsenal—for instance, its air force operates the U.S. F/A-18 Super Hornet and the Eurofighter Typhoon—its continued operation of the Abrams as its sole MBT isn’t insignificant and will likely remain the case for years to come.—
Paul Iddon,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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With that in mind, the Democratic vacancies were practically insignificant.—
Amie Parnes,
The Hill,
27 May 2025
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“Trivial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trivial. Accessed 22 Jun. 2025.
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