| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | accessory | additional and less important |
| 2. | ancillary | providing minor support |
| 3. | attenuated | reduced in force or amount |
| 4. | auxiliary | giving extra, minor support |
| 5. | background | not central; behind main action |
| 6. | bare | only just enough |
| 7. | barely adequate | just enough; not comfortable |
| 8. | barely there | hardly noticeable or present |
| 9. | bit-part | very small, minor role |
| 10. | bordering on none | almost none at all |
| 11. | borderline | barely within a limit |
| 12. | bottom-tier | at the lowest level |
| 13. | circumscribed | limited within bounds |
| 14. | close-run | barely achieved or avoided |
| 15. | confined | kept within narrow limits |
| 16. | constrained | restricted or limited |
| 17. | cutback | reduced amount or level |
| 18. | de minimis | too trivial to matter |
| 19. | deficient | lacking enough of something |
| 20. | diminished | made smaller or weaker |
| 21. | dispensable | able to be done without |
| 22. | edge | at the boundary or limit |
| 23. | faint | barely perceptible or slight |
| 24. | forgettable | easily overlooked; minor |
| 25. | fractional | forming a small fraction |
| 26. | fringe | at the outer edge |
| 27. | hairline | extremely slight or narrow |
| 28. | hardly any | almost none |
| 29. | inadequate | not enough or not good |
| 30. | incidental | minor and not essential |
| 31. | inessential | not absolutely necessary |
| 32. | inferior | lower in quality or rank |
| 33. | infinitesimal | immeasurably small |
| 34. | insignificant | too small to be important |
| 35. | insufficient | not enough; inadequate |
| 36. | just passable | barely acceptable or adequate |
| 37. | knife-edge | at a very narrow margin |
| 38. | lean | containing little excess |
| 39. | lesser | smaller or less important |
| 40. | limited | restricted in extent or scope |
| 41. | low-level | minor in rank or intensity |
| 42. | lower-tier | in a less important level |
| 43. | lowest | smallest in rank or level |
| 44. | lowly | low in status or rank |
| 45. | meager | small and inadequate |
| 46. | microscopic | extremely small or slight |
| 47. | middling | moderate and not impressive |
| 48. | minimal | very small in amount |
| 49. | minor | small in importance or effect |
| 50. | minuscule | very tiny or slight |
| 51. | minute | extremely small in size |
| 52. | modest | limited and not large |
| 53. | narrow | limited in range or scope |
| 54. | near-zero | almost zero in amount |
| 55. | negligible | too small to matter much |
| 56. | next to nothing | almost nothing |
| 57. | next-to-none | almost nonexistent |
| 58. | nonessential | not necessary or central |
| 59. | on the fringe | at the outer edge |
| 60. | outlying | far from the center |
| 61. | paltry | small and unimpressive |
| 62. | partial | not complete or full |
| 63. | passing | brief and minor |
| 64. | peripheral | on the edge; not central |
| 65. | petty | small and unimportant |
| 66. | piddling | trivially small |
| 67. | precarious | uncertain and barely secure |
| 68. | puny | very small and weak |
| 69. | razor-thin | extremely narrow or slight |
| 70. | reduced | made smaller or less |
| 71. | remnant | small remaining part |
| 72. | remote | far removed; not central |
| 73. | residual | remaining as a small part |
| 74. | restricted | limited in range or amount |
| 75. | rudimentary | basic and limited |
| 76. | scant | barely sufficient; sparse |
| 77. | second-tier | below the top level |
| 78. | secondary | less important; not primary |
| 79. | slight | small or barely noticeable |
| 80. | small | limited in size or degree |
| 81. | subordinate | lower in rank or importance |
| 82. | subsidiary | secondary and supporting |
| 83. | supplementary | added as a minor extra |
| 84. | tangential | only slightly related |
| 85. | tenuous | very weak or slight |
| 86. | thin | not substantial or strong |
| 87. | threadbare | thin, worn, or meager |
| 88. | touch-and-go | uncertain and barely safe |
| 89. | trace | a very small amount |
| 90. | trivial | of little importance |
| 91. | underdeveloped | not fully developed |
| 92. | unimportant | not important or significant |
| 93. | unremarkable | not notable or significant |
| 94. | vanishing | almost disappearing; tiny |
| 95. | vestigial | remaining as a small trace |
| 96. | virtually nil | almost zero |
| 97. | wafer-thin | extremely thin or slight |
| 98. | walk-on | very minor role or part |
| 99. | wanting | lacking or deficient |
| 100. | weak | lacking strength or force |
