trivial
121
3.9
- adjective
- /ˈtrɪviəl/
:
trivial
- Things that I thought were important seem trivial to me now.
- seem trivial
- a trivial matter
- trivial and nonsensical
And our secrets can range from totally trivial to troubling.
- And our secrets can range from totally trivial to troubling.
- But about things are so petty, so trivial, so absurd.
- They will seem perhaps trivial, but I still think they're profound.
- how trivial of a problem I was dealing with
- Let's let's go to like the trivial case of just texting back and forth.
- You will be pissed when people complain about stuff that feels trivial.
- I mean, you can say it's trivial, but you can't say it's good.
- And it's just a trivial, that's an objective function.
- Right now we are such trivial projections.
- When you believe in that cause, facts are trivial.
Examples
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The error here is a trivial one that would be easily found by testing.
Academic text (2011) -
To complain about something as essentially trivial as pain was out of the question.
Fiction book (1990) -
This is not a trivial question to answer.
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And this fact is less trivial than it may sound.
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The time for trivial fights is behind us.
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For all talk of strategy and technique, it is trivial in comparison to clarity about our goal.
Academic text (1991) -
Don't become easy prey over such trivial matters.
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They will seem perhaps trivial, but I still think they're profound.
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Pat Mainardi challenged the concept that domestic responsibilities were trivial in "The Politics of Housework."
Academic text (2013) -
Many people consider the details of that event to be trivial and not worth discussing.
Synonyms
600
2.4
Not very important or serious
120
3.7
Small and unimportant in position or power
104
4.1
Not important or too small to matter
54
1.9
Not worth attention or notice
31
5.6
Very small or unimportant and not worth worrying about
30
8.2
Not important and worth very little
29
7.7
Not important and not likely to make a difference
19
7.2
Not important or relevant to a situation
11
4.4
Not needed for something to work or be successful
7
6.6
Very small and not important enough to need attention
1
6.1
Too small to be important
1
5.0
Not needed for the main purpose
1
6.0
Not important because it may be due to chance or too small to matter
1
2.6
Not important, often small and playful
1
8.6
Too small or not important to matter
1
9.9
Small and not important
1
9.7
Of little value and not important
Not important or worth worrying about
Not important or serious compared with other things
Small in amount and not important
Very small and not important
A small annoying problem or worry that does not need serious attention
Very low in value and not important
Unimportant and not worth attention
Very small or unimportant
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Etymology
Trivial comes from the Latin trivium, a place where 'three' (tri-) 'roads' (via) meet — a busy crossroads where ordinary people met. Because it meant 'common' or 'ordinary', trivial came to mean 'not important' or 'of little value', which is how we use it today.