trivial

[triv-ee-uhl] / ˈtrɪv i əl /

ADJECTIVE

not important

Synonyms

STRONGEST

commonplace frivolous immaterial incidental inconsequential insignificant irrelevant meaningless minor negligible paltry petty superficial trite unimportant

WEAK

atomic beside the point diminutive evanescent everyday flimsy inappreciable inconsiderable little meager mean microscopic minute momentary nonessential nugatory of no account piddling puny scanty skin-deep slight small trifling valueless vanishing worthless

Antonyms

STRONGEST

consequential essential important major meaningful necessary pertinent relevant serious significant substantial uncommon useful valuable worthwhile

WEAK

weighty

Example Sentences

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By refusing to spend cognitive resources on trivial choices Simon saved them for the work that mattered.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

His first choice of prime minister was also dismissed by the courts on a seemingly trivial pretext.

From BBC • May 10, 2026

Euphemisms aren’t just trivial ways of communicating online.

From Salon • May 8, 2026

"There is some compensation occurring in larger insects, but it is trivial in the grand scheme of things."

From Science Daily • Apr. 25, 2026

After several hours the commandant’s assistant calls him in and sets down his ballpoint and looks across his desk as though Werner is one among a vast series of trivial problems he must put right.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

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