What does negligible mean?
Negligible means Able to be neglected, ignored or excluded from consideration; too small or unimportant to be of concern..
Negligible
/ˈnɛɡlɪd͡ʒɪbəl/ · adjective
Meaning
Able to be neglected, ignored or excluded from consideration; too small or unimportant to be of concern..
Example Sentences
We found errors, but their effects were negligible.
Mario Balotelli replaced Tevez but his contribution was so negligible that he suffered the indignity of being substituted himself as time ran out, a development that encapsulated a wretched 90 minutes for City and boss Roberto Mancini.
Only unrealistic dreamers can suggest that Louis XVI might have accepted defeat and immediately turned himself into a constitutional monarch, even if he had been a less negligible and stupid man than he was, married to a less chicken-brained and irresponsible woman, and prepared to listen to less disastrous advisers.
Synonyms for negligible
Antonyms for negligible
Related Words
Word Forms
- more negligible
- most negligible
- negligeable
Usage Notes
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is a synonym for negligible?
Common synonyms include ignorable, neglectable, slight, trivial.
What is the opposite of negligible?
Possible antonyms include considerable, important, significant, innegligible.
How do you use negligible in a sentence?
We found errors, but their effects were negligible.
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