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nugatory
of little or no value; trifling or ineffective
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Questions about “nugatory”
Nugatory (adjective) means of little or no value; trifling or ineffective
Here is nugatory used in an example sentence: "The committee dismissed his objections as nugatory and moved on."
Common synonyms for nugatory include worthless, trifling, futile.
Antonyms of nugatory include valuable, significant, effective.
Nugatory is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.
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