Synonyms for trivial
ˈtrɪv i əltriv·ial

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1. trivial

   Vain (Latin vanus, empty) keeps the etymological idea through all changes of meaning; a vain endeavor is empty of result, or of adequate power to produce a result, a vain pretension is empty or destitute of support, a vain person has a conceit that is empty or destitute of adequate cause or reason. That which is bootless, fruitless, or profitless fails to accomplish any valuable result; that which is abortive, ineffectual, or unavailing fails to accomplish a result that it was, or was supposed to be, adapted to accomplish. That which is useless, futile, or vain is inherently incapable of accomplishing a specified result. Useless, in the widest sense, signifies not of use for any valuable purpose, and is thus closely similar to valueless and worthless. Fruitless is more final than ineffectual, as applying to the sum or harvest of endeavor. That which is useless lacks actual fitness for a purpose; that which is vain lacks imaginable fitness. Compare VACANT; OSTENTATION; PRIDE.

   Compare synonyms for UTILITY.

   Synonyms:
   abortive, baseless, bootless, deceitful, delusive, empty, fruitless, futile, idle, inconstant, ineffectual, nugatory, null, profitless, shadowy, trifling, unavailing, unimportant, unprofitable, unreal, unsatisfying, unserviceable, unsubstantial, useless, vain, vapid, visionary, worthless

   Antonyms:
   adequate, advantageous, beneficial, competent, effective, efficient, expedient, potent, powerful, profitable, real, serviceable, solid, sound, substantial, sufficient, useful, valid, valuable, worthy

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1. trivial

   Synonyms:
   trifling, trite, common, unimportant, useless, nugatory, paltry, inconsiderable

   Antonyms:
   important, weighty, critical, original, novel

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. fiddling, footling, lilliputian, little, niggling, piddling, piffling, petty, picayune, trivialadjective

   (informal) small and of little importance

   "a fiddling sum of money"; "a footling gesture"; "our worries are lilliputian compared with those of countries that are at war"; "a little (or small) matter"; "a dispute over niggling details"; "limited to petty enterprises"; "piffling efforts"; "giving a police officer a free meal may be against the law, but it seems to be a picayune infraction"

   Synonyms:
   subaltern, junior-grade, piddling, superficial, picayune, diminutive, tiny, footling, petite, lowly, petty(a), lilliputian, slight, bantam, lower-ranking, small-minded, fiddling, petty, minuscule, short, midget, little(a), flyspeck, secondary, small, little, piffling, niggling

   Antonyms:
   of import, serious, important, significant

2. superficial, trivialadjective

   of little substance or significance

   "a few superficial editorial changes"; "only trivial objections"

   Synonyms:
   niggling, picayune, piffling, footling, superficial, petty, fiddling, lilliputian, little, piddling

   Antonyms:
   significant, important, serious, of import

3. trivialadjective

   concerned with trivialities

   "a trivial young woman"; "a trivial mind"

   Synonyms:
   niggling, picayune, piffling, footling, superficial, petty, fiddling, lilliputian, little, piddling

   Antonyms:
   important, significant, serious, of import

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. trivialadjective

   Synonyms:
   [Rare.] common, ordinary, vulgar

2. trivialadjective

   Synonyms:
   trifling, petty, small, frivolous, slight, light, nugatory, worthless, paltry, unimportant, inconsiderable, insignificant, immaterial, of little value, of little consequence

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1. trivialadjective

   Synonyms:
   trifling, frivolous, insignificant, unimportant

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:4.0 / 1 vote

1. List of paraphrases for "trivial":

   banal, mundane, insignificant, trite, tacky, futile, negligible, frivolous, petty, commonplace, derisory, minor, unimportant, irrelevant

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How to use trivial in a sentence?

1. Kailas Karthikeyan:

   Most urban elites haven't heard of TikTok and those who have, tend to view it as a platform for trivial content. In reality, it hosts diverse content including a fair share of political speech.

2. Ron Shapiro:

   These are not trivial questions in terms of the real legitimate shortage of organs for people who are on the waiting list.

3. Donald Trump:

   In all fairness, I don't want it to sound trivial, NBC renewed 'The Apprentice,' because we had a great season last season. And they would love me not to be doing this, I will tell you right now.

4. Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud:

   When about 200 soldiers who came to help your country are killed in one morning, it is not something trivial.

5. Peter Innes:

   It has been estimated that about 35,000 people died as a result of the European heatwave in 2003, so this is not a trivial issue.