trifling | Definition of trifling

Synonyms and Antonyms of trifling

1 lacking importance

deciding what you want to do for a living is no trifling matter

Synonyms of trifling

fiddling, foolish, frivolous, incidental, inconsequential, inconsiderable, insignificant, little, Mickey Mouse, minor, minute, negligible, nugatory, slight, small, small-fry, trivial, unimportant

Words Related to trifling

jerkwater, one-horse

nickel-and-dime, paltry, petty, small-time, worthless

anonymous, nameless, obscure, uncelebrated, unknown

Phrases Synonymous with trifling

neither here nor there

Near Antonyms of trifling

decisive, fatal, fateful

chief, dominant, overbearing, overmastering, overriding, principal

distinctive, exceptional, impressive, outstanding, prominent, remarkable

valuable, worthwhile, worthy

distinguished, eminent, great, illustrious, preeminent, prestigious

famous, notorious, renowned

all-important, basic, essential, fundamental, key

Antonyms of trifling

big, consequential, eventful, important, major, material, meaningful, momentous, significant, substantial, unfrivolous, weighty

2 so small or unimportant as to warrant little or no attention

trifling differences between the theatrical and DVD versions of the movie

Synonyms of trifling

chicken, de minimis, footling, inconsequential, inconsiderable, insignificant, measly, Mickey Mouse, minute, negligible, niggling, no-account, nominal, paltry, peanut, petty, picayune, piddling, piddly, piffling, pimping, slight, trivial

Words Related to trifling

imperceptible, inappreciable

little, puny, tiny

hairsplitting, nitpicking, pettifogging, quibbling

one-horse, small-fry, two-bit

Near Antonyms of trifling

serious, substantial, weighty

eventful, momentous, pivotal

conspicuous, noteworthy, outstanding, prominent, remarkable, striking

appreciable, discernible (also discernable), measurable

Antonyms of trifling

big, consequential, considerable, important, material, significant