Tectonic and Trivial

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Tectonic adjective - Having great meaning or lasting effect.

Usage example: a tectonic shift in societal trends occurred in the 1960s

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Trivial is an antonym for tectonic.

Nearby Word: tectonics

Trivial adjective - Lacking importance.

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Tectonic is an antonym for trivial.

Nearby Words: triviality, trivialize, trivially

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