negligible
adjective
neg·li·gi·ble
ˈne-gli-jə-bəl 
: so small or unimportant or of so little consequence as to warrant little or no attention : trifling
a negligible error
last year sales were negligible
a negligible risk
a negligible effect
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Negligible comes from the same Latin verb as neglect, so something negligible is literally "neglectable". If an accident results in negligible damage to your car, you should be thankful. If two years of intense focus on testing in the classroom results in a negligible improvement in student test scores, it's probably time to try something new.
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Examples of negligible in a Sentence
A negligible amount of damage was done to the vehicle.
The price difference was negligible.
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Michael Lynch, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
Yet their box-office take was negligible, and many reviews were not just negative but derisive.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025
The diplomatic accomplishments of the 46th president, consequently, were negligible.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
Advertisement In all three of those areas, faults in the days leading up to the fires were negligible, with only a few occurring.
—Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Negligible.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/negligible. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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negligible
adjective
neg·li·gi·ble
ˈneg-li-jə-bəl
: so small or unimportant as to deserve little or no attention
a negligible error
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