as in tiny
very small in size
a soft drink with only an infinitesimal amount of caffeine
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Recent Examples of infinitesimal
After easing them from the lab and onto the truck, the scientists transported the antimatter on a half-hour drive to test how — if at all — the infinitesimal particles could be transported by road without seeping out.
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ABC News, 23 Mar. 2026
The chances of that are infinitesimal, he’s told.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 23 Mar. 2026
Far from merely giving orders, directors are participants in a social reality in which the most important results aren’t the naked-eye ones of deeds achieved but the magic infinitesimal moments that expand into big-screen spectacles.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 25 Feb. 2026
There was hugely more of it and less of me, rendered infinitesimal in the presence of this immensity.
—Michael Pollan, The Atlantic, 26 Jan. 2026
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ABC News, 23 Mar. 2026
The chances of that are infinitesimal, he’s told.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 23 Mar. 2026
Far from merely giving orders, directors are participants in a social reality in which the most important results aren’t the naked-eye ones of deeds achieved but the magic infinitesimal moments that expand into big-screen spectacles.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 25 Feb. 2026
There was hugely more of it and less of me, rendered infinitesimal in the presence of this immensity.
—Michael Pollan, The Atlantic, 26 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for infinitesimal
Adjective
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Keep scrolling for tiny travel essentials that'll fit right in your personal item.—
Aly Walansky,
Travel + Leisure,
29 May 2026
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These migratory aerial acrobats need a lot of energy to beat their tiny wings so fast.—
Rita Pelczar,
Better Homes & Gardens,
29 May 2026
Adjective
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This light has a very specific wavelength, or color, but the JWST observations showed a minuscule shift in this color from one end of the maelstrom to the other because of the hydrogen’s motion.—
Joseph Howlett,
Scientific American,
27 May 2026
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The horror pic has been in theaters for less than two weeks and has already earned north of $68 million in North America alone against a minuscule budget of $750,000.—
Pamela McClintock,
HollywoodReporter,
27 May 2026
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Protein provides the essential amino acids needed to repair microscopic tears caused by exercise and build new muscle tissue.—
Shimite Obialo,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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Interstellar space contains a sparse smattering of hydrogen atoms and microscopic grains of cosmic dust.—
Kai James,
The Conversation,
26 May 2026
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“Infinitesimal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infinitesimal. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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