Insignificant
Insignificant adjective - Lacking importance.
Merely and insignificant are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Merely" instead an adjective "Insignificant".
Merely
Merely adverb - Nothing more than.
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Synonyms for Merely
Insignificant and merely are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Insignificant" instead an adjective "Merely".
Nearby Word: mere
Both words in one sentence
- It merely serves to illustrate how insignificant the protagonists' sacrifices were in the grand scheme of things. I.e.
Source: Downer Ending / Anime and Manga - Insignificant Little Blue Planet: The Grex only discovered Earth by chance and that the invasion force is merely a scout force for the much larger Grex hive.
Source: Literature / Swarm on the Somme - Insignificant Little Blue Planet - When one character sees the Stars, he realizes that the universe must not merely be made of the six suns, Kalgash and Kalgash 2.
Source: Literature / Nightfall
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