negligible
so small, trifling, or unimportant that it may safely be neglected or disregarded: The extra expenses were negligible.
Origin of negligible
1Other words from negligible
- neg·li·gi·bil·i·ty, neg·li·gi·ble·ness, noun
- neg·li·gi·bly, adverb
- non·neg·li·gi·bil·i·ty, noun
- non·neg·li·gi·ble, adjective
- non·neg·li·gi·ble·ness, noun
- non·neg·li·gi·bly, adverb
- qua·si-neg·li·gi·ble, adjective
- qua·si-neg·li·gi·bly, adverb
Words that may be confused with negligible
- neglectful, negligible
Words Nearby negligible
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How to use negligible in a sentence
The fact that we are seeing negligible flu seasons in other countries, which count their flu cases differently than we do, is part of the reason why.
How COVID-19 Ended Flu Season Before It Started | Maggie Koerth (maggie.koerth-baker@fivethirtyeight.com) | February 4, 2021 | FiveThirtyEightThey pill a little bit on the inner waistband, but it’s pretty negligible, and the fleece itself is almost ridiculously plush and warm.
Overall, retailers think that the percentage of consumers who do this purposefully is negligible.
“Covid was a huge catalyst”: Brands look to maintain improvements in returns process | Erika Wheless | January 19, 2021 | DigidayOverall, that would still just mean budget getting reallocated so the overall impact would be negligible.
‘It’s a very volatile situation’: Advertisers pause paid social advertising amid D.C. chaos | Kristina Monllos | January 7, 2021 | DigidayThe other nine states either use negligible amounts to compensate victims or do not specify whether any money goes to victims.
Police Say Seizing Property Without Trial Helps Keep Crime Down. A New Study Shows They’re Wrong. | Ian MacDougall for ProPublica | December 14, 2020 | ProPublica
But they say its effect on the regular daily operation of organized crime has been negligible.
Never mind that the effects of correction are bound to be negligible or, worse, counterproductive.
The results showed that while THC and alcohol combined impaired driving, THC had only a negligible effect on driving.
While originating from cannabis sativa, like pot, it contains only a negligible amount of THC (the psychedelic chemical in weed).
Drake says the company led him to believe any expenses would be negligible.
How the Kings of Fracking Double-Crossed Their Way to Riches | ProPublica | March 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThat Bierce could not paint the large canvas does not make him negligible or even inconsiderable.
The Letters of Ambrose Bierce | Ambrose BierceThe other man was negligible—a bovine lump of flesh without personality—born to hew wood and draw water for men of enterprise.
The Hidden Places | Bertrand W. SinclairNot from the glycerin, surely, for even granting that glycerin has food value the amount present is so small as to be negligible.
Consider a certain star, and suppose for the moment that its size is negligible.
The Analysis of Mind | Bertrand RussellThe passing foreign population, though there was a certain number of English attracted by cheap living, was almost negligible.
Vie de Bohme | Orlo Williams
British Dictionary definitions for negligible
/ (ˈnɛɡlɪdʒəbəl) /
so small, unimportant, etc, as to be not worth considering; insignificant
Derived forms of negligible
- negligibility or negligibleness, noun
- negligibly, adverb
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