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Definitions

menial

[mee-nee-uhl, meen-yuhl] / ˈmi ni əl, ˈmin yəl /
ADJECTIVE
lowly, low-status
Synonyms
STRONG
base boring common humdrum low mean routine
WEAK
abject baseborn degrading demeaning dull fawning grovelling humble ignoble ignominious obeisant obsequious servile slavish sorry subservient sycophantic unskilled vile
Antonyms
STRONG
exciting high honest moral noble unusual
WEAK
elevated skilled superior talented

Example Sentences

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While robots may be able to take over menial tasks, humans will be needed to supervise and repair complex fleets.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 12, 2026

He started working menial jobs and eventually founded a multi-million dollar empire that included the clothing brand Giordano.

From BBC • Feb. 9, 2026

Instead, his days are filled with menial tasks or guard duty.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 22, 2025

Luke has been waiting 65 years, doing menial work as a bartender in the Junction, hoping to be reunited with his love.

From Salon • Nov. 27, 2025

Little has changed for Peralta, a cook who has worked at menial jobs in the United States for fifteen years.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.