Marginal synonyms

mär'jə-nəl

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nonessential
Being a substance that is required for normal functioning but does not need to be included in the diet because of the body's ability to synthesize it from other nutrients:
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limited
The definition of limited is something or someone with boundaries or restrictions.
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tolerable
The definition of tolerable is able to deal with or endure.
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negligible
Not significant or important enough to be worth considering; trifling.
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insignificant (related)
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minimal
Smallest or least possible; of or constituting a minimum
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unimportant
Not important; insignificant or petty.
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vast (antonym)
Very large or wide (literally or figuratively).
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modest (related)
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passable
Satisfactory but not outstanding; adequate:
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borderline
Showing bad taste.
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peripheral
(--- Anat.) Of, at, or near the surface of the body; specif., designating or of that part of a nervous system that branches out from a central nervous system
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so-so
Alternative spelling of so-so.
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indifferent
Being neither good nor bad; mediocre:
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bordering (related)
Having a common boundary or border
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small
Limited in importance or significance; trivial:
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indentation
An empty or blank space preceding an indent
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latitude
Extent or scope; e.g. breadth, width or amplitude.
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leeway
A varying degree or amount of freedom or flexibility; margin, latitude, elbowroom.
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range
Selection, array.
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core (antonym)
Central, basic, or most important; main
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central (antonym)
Having dominant or controlling power or influence:
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internal (antonym)
Inside of something
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interior (antonym)
Remote from the limits, frontier, or shore; inland.
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gross (antonym)
The whole amount; entire; total before any deductions.
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fringy
Having a fringe or fringes
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bare
Having no addition, adornment, or qualification:
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significant (related)
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Marginal Sentence Examples

  • The marginal tentacles are rarely absent in non-parasitic forms, and are typically four in number, corresponding to the four perradii marked by the radial canals.

  • Insects, especially running insects, which have followed the track of honey glands upwards from the stem along the leaf, reach the mouth of the pitcher, and in their efforts to sip the attractive marginal glands fall over into the liquid.

  • Although the marginal note in the coronation order of Queen Victoria indicates "K.

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