marginalness
State of insignificance
Marginalness is the quality of being marginal—positioned at the edge rather than the center, or barely meeting a threshold.
The word describes the state of things that exist on boundaries: the marginalness of her role in the project, the marginalness of their economic survival.
Marginality is more common in academic and social contexts.
Edge of acceptability
- edgeBoundary or sharpness
- fringeOutermost edge or margin
- outskirtsOuter parts of town
- boundaryLine marking a limit
verge · brink · sideline · outlying · liminal · threshold · perimeter · extremity
Unimportant small matter
- negligibilityState of being dismissible
- inconsequenceLack of meaningful effect
- irrelevanceLack of pertinence
- unimportanceLack of consequence
secondariness · subordination · diminishment · minimization · devaluation · dispensability · expendability · afterthought
Not noticed or considered
- ignoredPurposely not noticed
- forgottenNo longer recalled
- undervaluedRated below true worth
- disregardedNot given consideration
unnoticed · unrecognized · dismissed · sidelined · unheeded · underestimated · unappreciated · deprioritized
Banishment from a group
- alienationState of being isolated
- disenfranchisementRemoval of voting rights
- stigmatizationMarking as disgraceful
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
isolation · displacement · banishment · excommunication · blacklisting · boycott · scapegoating · pariah
Insufficiently present in proportion
- minoritizedMade subordinate by power structures
- disenfranchisedDeprived of voting rights
- disadvantagedLacking social or economic resources
- precariousDangerously insecure
at-risk · underserved · dispossessed · powerless · subaltern · subjugated · oppressed · exploited
Artistic nonconformist type
- subcultureGroup with alternative norms
- avant-gardeInnovative cultural pioneers
- unconventionalDeparting from standard practice
- alternativeAnother available choice
nonconformist · underground · outsider · eccentric · radical · dissident · countercultural · heterodox
borderline
Edge of acceptability
boundary · verge · brink · sideline · outlying · liminal · threshold · perimeter · extremity · hinterland
triviality
Unimportant small matter
- negligibilityState of being dismissible
- inconsequenceLack of meaningful effect
- irrelevanceLack of pertinence
unimportance · secondariness · subordination · diminishment · minimization · devaluation · dispensability · expendability · afterthought · footnote
overlooked
Not noticed or considered
- ignoredPurposely not noticed
- forgottenNo longer recalled
- undervaluedRated below true worth
disregarded · unnoticed · unrecognized · dismissed · sidelined · unheeded · underestimated · unappreciated · deprioritized · passed over
ostracism
Banishment from a group
- alienationState of being isolated
- disenfranchisementRemoval of voting rights
- stigmatizationMarking as disgraceful
discrimination · isolation · displacement · banishment · excommunication · blacklisting · boycott · scapegoating · pariah · outcast
underrepresented
Insufficiently present in proportion
- minoritizedMade subordinate by power structures
- disenfranchisedDeprived of voting rights
- disadvantagedLacking social or economic resources
precarious · at-risk · underserved · dispossessed · powerless · subaltern · subjugated · oppressed · exploited · precarity
bohemian
Artistic nonconformist type
- subcultureGroup with alternative norms
- avant-gardeInnovative cultural pioneers
- unconventionalDeparting from standard practice
alternative · nonconformist · underground · outsider · eccentric · radical · dissident · countercultural · heterodox · deviant
marginalnesscentrality
Core significance or position
centralness · centralism · heart · hub · epicenter
marginalnesscentrality
Core significance or position
importance · significance · consequentiality · prominence · essentialness
marginalnessmainstreaming
Including in standard settings
inclusion · belonging · integration · acceptance · conventionality
margin, marginal, margins, marginalize, marginally, marginality, marginalia, marginalized, marginalization