negligible

Language: en

🇺🇸 /ˈnɛglədʒəbəl/

📖 Definitions

  1. adjective
    So small or unimportant as to be not worth considering; insignificant.; Capable of being neglected or disregarded without serious consequences.

🔗 Details

Word forms

Comparative: more negligible Superlative: most negligible

Collocations

negligible amountnegligible effectnegligible differencenegligible risknegligible impactnegligible role

Derivatives

negligiblynegligencenegligentnegligentlyneglect

Synonyms

insignificanttrivialminimalinconsequentialimmaterialunimportant

Antonyms

significantsubstantialconsiderable

Commonly confused

negligent
EN: 'Negligent' means careless or failing to take proper care; 'negligible' means so small as to be unimportant.
neglect
EN: 'Neglect' is the act of failing to care for something; 'negligible' describes something too small to matter.

Spelling tips

EN: Remember the 'g' in the middle: 'negli-g-ible', not 'neglible'. Also note the ending is '-ible', not '-able'.

💬 Examples

  1. The difference in performance between the two models is negligible.

  2. The risk of side effects from this medication is negligible.