insignificantly

adverb

as in microscopically

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Recent Examples of insignificantly While these might seem insignificantly small compared to the average density, gravitation causes the overdense regions to grow and attract matter into them over time, while the underdense regions similarly give up their matter to their more dense surroundings. — Big Think, 3 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for insignificantly
  1. microscopically
  2. minutely
  3. infinitesimally
  4. imperceptibly
  5. barely
  6. minimally
  7. invisibly
  8. scarcely
Adverb
  • 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
Adverb
  • 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
Definition of minutely
Adverb
  • 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
Definition of infinitesimally
Adverb
  • 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
Adverb
  • Everyone is over the moon with the experience, especially Aesha, who can barely contain her happiness; the night set the bar very high for the rest of the season.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 30 June 2026
  • But as JuJu Watkins took her place in front of a microphone for the first time since returning to practice this summer, the USC superstar barely could contain her gratitude.
    — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026
Definition of barely
Adverb
  • Phil Baxter, working minimally with fruit from the renowned Ferrington Vineyard, articulates the skill in his work as knowing what not to do.
    — Paul Caputo, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
  • Use Preparation Methods That Maintain Benefits Research indicates that the healthiest ways to prepare oats involve starting with whole or minimally processed oats and using methods that maintain significant amounts of beta-glucan.
    — Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 26 June 2026
Definition of minimally
Adverb
  • Yet somewhere, invisibly, the horizon had contracted.
    — Adam Kirsch, The Atlantic, 15 June 2026
  • The influence often occurs invisibly.
    — Joseph Andrew, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026
Definition of invisibly
Adverb
  • By the time peace arrived, American lawyers practiced in a legal world that scarcely resembled the one in which most of them had begun their careers.
    — Joseph Andrew, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
  • What righty Cade Cavalli shouted at Willson Contreras drifted into the Boston night, fading just beyond the field’s ears and scarcely repeated by the mouths of those who heard.
    — Noah White, Washington Post, 1 July 2026
Definition of scarcely

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“Insignificantly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insignificantly. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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