as in slightly
in a very small quantity or degree
this box is negligibly bigger than the other one, but it's such a slight difference I don't think it matters
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Recent Examples of negligibly
In other words, the chin contributes negligibly to resisting chewing forces.
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Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
The Moon, whose magnetic field is negligibly small, does not regulate itself in this fashion at all.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 4 Sep. 2025
Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
The Moon, whose magnetic field is negligibly small, does not regulate itself in this fashion at all.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 4 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for negligibly
slightly
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And by the time the principal and interest are fully paid off, in 2048, public payments for the team will total slightly less than one and a half billion dollars.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
29 Mar. 2026
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Gumbs projects slightly better than Sapp, largely due to his lean 6-foot-4 frame that fits the mold of mutant edge rushers the NFL is currently searching for.—
Noah White,
Miami Herald,
28 Mar. 2026
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“Negligibly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/negligibly. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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