INFINITESIMALLY Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

infinitesimally

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as in microscopically

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Recent Examples of infinitesimally The company used this speed advantage (and, later, similar ones) to profit from infinitesimally brief pricing differences between exchanges, all while fulfilling clients’ orders to buy and sell on those exchanges. — Gary Sernovitz, New Yorker, 15 June 2026 Even then, an opponent might be infinitesimally more precise. — Drew Goins, The Atlantic, 19 May 2026 At this time, experts say, only a handful of laboratories in the United States have a way to detect the infinitesimally tiny particles. — Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 2 Apr. 2026 Each loop is then placed in an infinitesimally tiny well in a microchip, which can have 25 million of those wells. — IEEE Spectrum, 2 Oct. 2025 These ultra-sensitive sensors can detect infinitesimally small traces of magnetic and gravitational signals from within the earth. — Paul Smith-Goodson, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025

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The only natural safeguard your body has against UV light is a microscopically thin layer of a pigment called melanin in your epidermis.

— Guy German, Fortune, 21 June 2026
The only natural safeguard your body has against UV light is a microscopically thin layer of a pigment called melanin in your epidermis.

— Guy German, The Conversation, 18 June 2026

Definition of microscopically

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The nanobubbler system — essentially imperceptibly small bubbles meant to oxygenate the water and choke off algae growth — had never been tested at this scale on a public monument before deployment.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 2 July 2026
Progress continued, if slowly and imperceptibly, from that point forward.

— Annie Lowrey, The Atlantic, 29 June 2026

Definition of imperceptibly

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The dozens of edits that Congress made have been minutely examined by historians and literary scholars.

— Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
Its standout feature is its hyper-deformable wheels, minutely structured from silicone, composite, and stainless steel, which create a soft, enlarged contact surface with the terrain.

— Tim Barber, Wired News, 14 Apr. 2026

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