trifling

adjectiveCommon GRE wordMore T words

of little value or importance; trivial

In a sentence

Trifling in a sentence

Here is an example sentence showing trifling in a sentence.

He dismissed the error as trifling, though it later cost the firm millions.

Synonyms

trivialinsignificantpettynegligible

Antonyms

significantimportantsubstantial

Keep going

understood or implied without being openly stated

habitually reserved and uncommunicative in speech

only loosely relevant; diverging from the main point

perceptible by touch or concrete enough to be grasped

to twist together into a confused or knotted mass

equivalent in effect or value to something else

to dull or damage the luster, reputation, or purity of something

needlessly repeating an idea using different words

Common questions

Trifling (adjective) means of little value or importance; trivial

Here is trifling used in an example sentence: "He dismissed the error as trifling, though it later cost the firm millions."

Common synonyms for trifling include trivial, insignificant, petty, negligible.

Antonyms of trifling include significant, important, substantial.

Trifling is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

Vocabulary sticks when you meet it in real sentences. Practise these words inside text completion and sentence equivalence questions.