trivialities
Small unimportant matters
Trivialities are matters of little importance or consequence—the small, insignificant details that don't really matter.
The word often carries a dismissive tone: Let's not waste time on trivialities.
Someone who gets bogged down in trivialities focuses on minor points while missing what's essential.
Specific pieces of information
- specificsExact details of something
- particularsIndividual facts or details
- nuancesSubtle variations in meaning
- subtletiesSlight but meaningful differences
intricacies · minutiae · technicalities · small print · footnotes · nitty-gritty · ins and outs · minor details
Lacking significance or impact
- negligibleToo small to consider
- triflingOf no real importance
- paltryContemptibly meager
- frivolousNot worthy of attention
superficial · peripheral · petty · nominal · minimal · unimportant · immaterial · insubstantial
Excessive focus on trivialities
- quibblingPetty objection-raising
- small-mindedLacking breadth of thought
- fussinessExcessive concern over trivialities
- bickeringPetty verbal sparring
squabbling · hairsplitting · pedantry · caviling · carping · technicalities · red tape · bureaucracy
Regular sequence of actions
- ordinaryStandard, unremarkable
- commonplaceUnremarkable and frequent
- banalUnoriginal and dull
- prosaicLacking imagination or excitement
unremarkable · everyday · humdrum · workaday · quotidian · small talk · pleasantries · chitchat
details
Specific pieces of information
- specificsExact details of something
- particularsIndividual facts or details
- nuancesSubtle variations in meaning
subtleties · intricacies · minutiae · technicalities · small print · footnotes · nitty-gritty · ins and outs · minor details · small stuff
inconsequential
Lacking significance or impact
- negligibleToo small to consider
- triflingOf no real importance
- paltryContemptibly meager
frivolous · superficial · peripheral · petty · nominal · minimal · unimportant · immaterial · insubstantial · lightweight
nitpicking
Excessive focus on trivialities
- quibblingPetty objection-raising
- small-mindedLacking breadth of thought
- fussinessExcessive concern over trivialities
bickering · squabbling · hairsplitting · pedantry · caviling · carping · technicalities · red tape · bureaucracy
routine
Regular sequence of actions
- ordinaryStandard, unremarkable
- commonplaceUnremarkable and frequent
- banalUnoriginal and dull
prosaic · unremarkable · everyday · humdrum · workaday · quotidian · small talk · pleasantries · chitchat · niceties
trivialitiessignificances
Measures of consequence
essentials · fundamentals · priorities · imports · substance
trivialitiesprofundities
Matters of great depth
fundamentals · substance · depths · gravities · complexities
trivialitiesenormities
Extreme wicked deeds
immensities · pivotal moments · turning points · historic events · global issues
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