Material and Niggling

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Material adjective - Relating to or composed of matter.

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Niggling is an antonym for material.

Niggling adjective - So small or unimportant as to warrant little or no attention.

Usage example: only niggling differences between the original Broadway musical and the film version that followed

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Material is an antonym for niggling.

Nearby Word: niggled

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Niggling and Material. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/material/niggling

Material & Niggling. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/material/niggling>.

Niggling or Material. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/material/niggling.

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