Obscure and Trivial

Obscure

Obscure adjective - Having an often intentionally veiled or uncertain meaning.

Trivial and obscure are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Trivial" instead an adjective "Obscure".

Trivial

Trivial adjective - Lacking importance.
Usage example: why spend so much time on trivial decisions, like whether the soda should be regular or diet?

Obscure and trivial are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Obscure" instead an adjective "Trivial".

Nearby Words: triviality, trivialize, trivially

Mutual synonyms

Both words in one sentence

  • Also, how no skill or ability is truly worthless, and how even the most seemingly trivial or obscure forms of knowledge can, if applied in the correct setting, do amazing things.
  • Multiple-choice questions that tend to get more obscure and trivial as you progress, practically making the advertised jackpot Unwinnable by Design unless you happened to be an expert on the final question.
  • They tend to be a cynical lot, and are more than willing to believe that people will kill each other for obscure, petty, trivial, and/or nonsensical reasons, or even for no real reason at all.
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