Synonyms for Nominal & Similar Words
Definition of nominal
- adjective
- relating to or constituting or bearing or giving a name; "the Russian system of nominal brevity"; "a nominal lists of priests"; "taxable males as revealed by the nominal rolls"
- insignificantly small; a matter of form only (`tokenish' is informal); "the fee was nominal"; "a token gesture of resistance"; "a toknenish gesture"
- pertaining to a noun or to a word group that functions as a noun; "nominal phrase"; "noun phrase"
7 synonyms found
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