Antonyms for nominal
ˈnɒm ə nlnom·i·nal

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1. nominaladjective

   Antonyms:
   real

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1. nominal

   Antonyms:
   real, deep, serious, important, grave, substantial, actual, intrinsic, veritable, essential

   Synonyms:
   trifling, suppositious, ostensible, professed, pretended, formal

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1. noun phrase, nominal phrase, nominaladjective

   a phrase that can function as the subject or object of a verb

   Antonyms:
   informal, maximum, maximal, unspecified, real

   Synonyms:
   nominal phrase, noun phrase

2. nominaladjective

   relating to or constituting or bearing or giving a name

   "the Russian system of nominal brevity"; "a nominal lists of priests"; "taxable males as revealed by the nominal rolls"

   Antonyms:
   maximal, informal, unspecified, maximum, real

   Synonyms:
   nominative, tokenish, token(a), titular

3. nominal, token(a), tokenishadjective

   insignificantly small; a matter of form only (`tokenish' is informal)

   "the fee was nominal"; "a token gesture of resistance"; "a toknenish gesture"

   Antonyms:
   real, maximal, unspecified, maximum, informal

4. nominaladjective

   pertaining to a noun or to a word group that functions as a noun

   "nominal phrase"; "noun phrase"

   Antonyms:
   informal, maximum, maximal, real, unspecified

   Synonyms:
   nominative, tokenish, token(a), titular

5. nominaladjective

   of, relating to, or characteristic of an amount that is not adjusted for inflation

   "the nominal GDP"; "nominal interest rates"

   Antonyms:
   unspecified, informal, maximal, real, maximum

   Synonyms:
   nominative, tokenish, token(a), titular

6. nominative, nominaladjective

   named; bearing the name of a specific person

   "nominative shares of stock"

   Antonyms:
   maximal, unspecified, informal, maximum, real

   Synonyms:
   nominative, tokenish, token(a), titular, nominated

7. nominal, titularadjective

   existing in name only

   "the nominal (or titular) head of his party"

   Antonyms:
   maximal, maximum, unspecified, real, informal

   Synonyms:
   nominative, tokenish, token(a), titular, titulary

How to use nominal in a sentence?

1. Christian Noyer:

   Monetary policy must aim at influencing both nominal interest rates and inflation expectations.

2. Chief Executive Musk:

   It failed five times below its nominal strength, which is pretty crazy.

3. David Yerushalmi:

   The notion that the MTA can moot a constitutional violation by changing its policy after the fact and wishing away the violation is absurd, our complaint has a damage claim for past harms (even if only nominal damage). That fact alone precludes the argument that the case is moot.

4. Shyam Rajan:

   Even if core inflation stays where it is, buying a TIP will return 70 basis points more than buying a nominal Treasury bond.

5. Richard Bitzinger:

   Higher Chinese spending, coupled with increasingly aggressive actions and assertive language, is likely to further push countries into the U.S. nominal embrace.

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