miniscule amount

NOUN

drop in the bucket

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bit trivial amount

STRONG

pittance small amount small change small potatoes small quantity

WEAK

Band-Aid cosmetic measure disappointment drop in the ocean lick and a promise not enough speck spit in the sea too little too late trifle

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Pope played perfect cover drives, Duckett punished any miniscule amount of width and swept off-spinner Kevin Sinclair for three successive fours.

From BBC • Jul. 20, 2024

For the next two years, the club’s only obligations will be to pay Ohtani $2 million annually in salary, the relatively miniscule amount of non-deferred money included in his deal.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 19, 2023

In absolute terms, this is a miniscule amount.

From Science Daily • Nov. 30, 2023

The building was sold for that miniscule amount to the state of Montana in the 1930s after the Jewish community became too small to keep it running.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 12, 2021

SAF at present accounts for only a miniscule amount of overall jet fuel use and jet engines are currently certified to run on up to 50% of the fuel.

From Reuters • Sep. 28, 2021

miniscule amount

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