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molehill

[mohl-hil] / ˈmoʊlˌhɪl /
NOUN
inconsiderableness
Synonyms
WEAK
immateriality inconsequence inconsequentiality indifference meanness negligibility negligibleness nothingness paltriness smallness trifling matter triviality trivialness worthlessness
NOUN
insignificance
Synonyms
STRONG
immateriality inconsequence indifference meanness nothingness paltriness pettiness smallness triviality worthlessness
WEAK
inconsequentiality negligibility trifling matter
NOUN
mound
Synonyms
STRONG
anthill bank drift dune embankment hillock knoll mass mountain pile rise shock stack tumulus
Antonyms
WEAK
depression ditch valley

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"Walking downhill, whenever your foot slides into the very end of your shoe is when it maybe gives me a bit of bother but it's totally fine. A mountain out of a molehill."

From BBC ● May 13, 2026

Shame on people for making a mountain out of a molehill.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 14, 2023

Let freedom ring from every hill and molehill of Mississippi -- from every mountainside.

From Fox News ● Jan. 17, 2022

Am I making a mountain out of a molehill?

From Slate ● Sep. 2, 2021

An old, close-bitten pasture, with a footpath wandering across it and a molehill here and there.

From "1984" by George Orwell

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