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nugatory

adjectiveCommon GRE wordMore N words

of little or no value; trifling or ineffective

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Nugatory in a sentence

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The committee dismissed his objections as nugatory and moved on.

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Antonyms
valuablesignificanteffective

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Once a blank supporter of the policy, the governor now denounces it at every opportunity, embarrassed that she ever endorsed it.

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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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