insignificantly

adverb

Definition of insignificantlynext
as in microscopically

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for insignificantly
  1. minutely
  2. barely
  3. scarcely
Adverb
  • The movie's pace picks up again as a new set of volunteers and paid professionals dig — using rigid standards and minutely recording their progress so that scientists around the world would accept the findings — under the Clovis levels, nine feet below the surface of the land.
    Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Oct. 2024
  • Shards of caribou bones and antlers lie on the tundra as ghostly business cards of a bygone migration, greened with mold, and minutely chiseled and mined for calcium by tiny vole teeth.
    Jon Waterman, Outside Online, 22 Oct. 2024
Definition of minutely
Adverb
  • The band barely toured the album, and Martin was so down and spending so much time alone that his bandmates were worried for his safety.
    Alex Morris, Rolling Stone, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Somewhat lower, Mesa obtained 83rd place in the ranking, while Glendale and Peoria barely made it in the list at spots No. 144 and 145 respectively.
    Laura Daniella Sepulveda, The Arizona Republic, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of barely
Adverb
  • One was Barbara Hemphill, a D.C. housewife whose husband’s job, at a nonprofit, scarcely covered the costs of raising three children.
    Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2024
  • The Duke of Sussex is himself scarcely in the five-part series as the couple take a step back from front-of-camera roles.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of scarcely
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Thesaurus Entries Near insignificantly

insignificant

insignificantly

insincere

See More Nearby Entries 

Cite this Entry

“Insignificantly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insignificantly. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

Copy Citation

Share

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

Popular in Grammar & Usage

See All

Point of View: It's Personal

Plural and Possessive Names: A Guide

What's the difference between 'fascism' and 'socialism'?

More Commonly Misspelled Words

Words You Always Have to Look Up
See All

Popular in Wordplay

See All

8 Words with Fascinating Histories

8 Words for Lesser-Known Musical Instruments

Birds Say the Darndest Things

10 Words from Taylor Swift Songs (Merriam's Version)

10 Scrabble Words Without Any Vowels
See All

Games & Quizzes

See All
Play Quordle: Guess all four words in a limited number of tries. Each of your guesses must be a real 5-letter word.
Quordle Can you solve 4 words at once?
Play Blossom: Solve today's spelling word game by finding as many words as you can using just 7 letters. Longer words score more points.
Blossom Word Game Pick the best words!
Play Missing Letter: a crossword with a twist. Each of the 25 puzzle words start with a different letter of the alphabet. Which letter is missing?
Missing Letter A daily crossword with a twist
naughty or nice
Are you naughty or nice? Quiz He's making a quiz, and checking it twice...