An amount or effect that is negligible is so small that it is not worth considering or worrying about.
The pay that the soldiers received was negligible.
Senior managers are convinced that the strike will have a negligible impact.
Synonyms: insignificant, small, minute, minor More Synonyms of negligible
negligible in British English
or negligeable (ˈnɛɡlɪdʒəbəl)
adjective
so small, unimportant, etc, as to be not worth considering; insignificant
Derived forms
negligibility (ˌnegligiˈbility) or negligibleness (ˈnegligibleness)
noun
negligibly (ˈnegligibly)
adverb
negligible in American English
(ˈnɛglədʒəbəl)
adjective
that can be neglected or disregarded because small, unimportant, etc.; trifling
Derived forms
negligibility (ˌnegligiˈbility)
noun
negligibly (ˈnegligibly)
adverb
Word origin
< L negligere (see neglect) + -ible
Examples of 'negligible' in a sentence
negligible
The sheep are of negligible economic value, yet hill farmers are subsidised to manage the land in a manner that's damaging and expensive when things go wrong.
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The big international explorers took up a negligible amount.
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The others have only had a negligible impact.
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The answer is that the impact is negligible.
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Some studies have found that the impact is negligible.
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The landfill tax was introduced in 1996 but was a negligible amount.
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The cost is huge, the effect negligible.
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In fact, it seems that their effect is negligible.
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But for men, marital loss has a negligible effect on the risk of heart disease.
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Across the world, the researchers found that weak solar activity would have a negligible effect on temperatures.
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A time bomb containing a small but by no means negligible amount of cold takeaway coffee.
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The requirement to be of negligible value is usually satisfied by the company going into administration or liquidation with no prospect of a return to shareholders.
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The charge would have hit thousands of families with larger cars, although it was expected to have a negligible impact on the amount of carbon dioxide released.
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Money has been spent on the area, including investment in schools and housing, but the visible effect is negligible.
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The additional investment means extra capacity, so faster growth does not add to inflationary pressures; the inflation impact is negligible.
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The risk is absolutely negligible, though convincing people of that is difficult because H5N1 has now acquired a rather mythological status.
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In other languages
negligible
British English: negligible ADJECTIVE
An amount or effect that is negligible is so small that it is not worth considering or worrying about.
The pay that the soldiers received was negligible.