Preeminent and Trifling

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Preeminent adjective - Coming before all others in importance.

Usage example: the preeminent reason for the booming economy

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Trifling is an antonym for preeminent.

Nearby Words: preeminence, preeminently

Trifling adjective - Lacking importance.

Usage example: deciding what you want to do for a living is no trifling matter

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Preeminent is an antonym for trifling.

Nearby Words: trifle, trifled

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Trifling and Preeminent. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/preeminent/trifling

Preeminent & Trifling. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/preeminent/trifling>.

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