Synonyms for nominal
ˈnɒm ə nlnom·i·nal

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1. nominaladjective

   Antonyms:
   real

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1. nominal

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

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

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1. noun phrase, nominal phrase, nominaladjective

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

   Synonyms:
   nominal phrase, noun phrase

   Antonyms:
   informal, maximum, maximal, unspecified, real

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"

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

   Antonyms:
   maximal, informal, unspecified, maximum, real

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"

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

   Antonyms:
   informal, maximum, maximal, real, unspecified

5. nominaladjective

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

   "the nominal GDP"; "nominal interest rates"

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

   Antonyms:
   unspecified, informal, maximal, real, maximum

6. nominative, nominaladjective

   named; bearing the name of a specific person

   "nominative shares of stock"

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

   Antonyms:
   maximal, unspecified, informal, maximum, real

7. nominal, titularadjective

   existing in name only

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

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

   Antonyms:
   maximal, maximum, unspecified, real, informal

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1. • Economics
   • Grammar

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1. nominaladjective

   Synonyms:
   titular, not real, only in name

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1. List of paraphrases for "nominal":

   roll-call, rated, symbolic, nominative, dummy, notional, par, roll, nameplate, face, categorical, rating, nomal, token

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How to use nominal in a sentence?

1. Richard Olney, a lawyer for the Boston & Maine and Attorney General under Grover Cleveland, advising a railroad president:

   The [Interstate Commerce] commission, as its functions have now been limited by the courts is, or can be made, of great use to the railroads. It satisfies the public clamor for a government supervision of railroads, at the same time that that supervision is almost entirely nominal.

2. The BoE:

   This, in turn could result in slower growth of nominal incomes, increasing the burden of existing debts.

3. Naokazu Koshimizu:

   Bonds were supported partly because the pace of vaccinations has slowed in the States and as real-money investors are starting to buy, rise in inflation is also driven more by supply constraints than demand, which is why we are seeing rising inflation expectations and fall in nominal yields.

4. Steve Hanke:

   Everyone is focused on interest rates, and that's the wrong thing to focus on, it's all about the growth in the money supply. That's what drives changes in nominal GDP.

5. Ken Muskat:

   Traditionally, people used to think of cruising as buffets and pizza and hot dogs. It’s not like that anymore, you have that if you want, but you really have some very high-end restaurants that are, for a nominal fee, very much worth it.