trivial

adjectiveCommon GRE wordMore T words

of little importance, value, or seriousness

In a sentence

Trivial in a sentence

Here is an example sentence showing trivial in a sentence.

They wasted an hour arguing over a trivial detail no one would ever notice.

Synonyms

insignificantminorpettynegligible

Antonyms

importantsignificantcrucial

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

Trivial (adjective) means of little importance, value, or seriousness

Here is trivial used in an example sentence: "They wasted an hour arguing over a trivial detail no one would ever notice."

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

Antonyms of trivial include important, significant, crucial.

Trivial 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.