| No. | Term | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | accessory | additional; not essential |
| 2. | adjunct | something added; not essential |
| 3. | ancillary | providing secondary support |
| 4. | appendant | attached as a minor addition |
| 5. | attenuated | reduced in force or effect |
| 6. | auxiliary | providing extra help or support |
| 7. | backup | secondary; used if needed |
| 8. | barely noticeable | only just noticeable |
| 9. | barely perceptible | almost impossible to notice |
| 10. | beginner | someone new to something |
| 11. | byproduct | secondary result or effect |
| 12. | childish | like a child; immature |
| 13. | collateral | secondary; accompanying main effect |
| 14. | commonplace | ordinary; unremarkable |
| 15. | compact | small and efficiently arranged |
| 16. | derivative | derived; not original or primary |
| 17. | diminished | made smaller or less |
| 18. | diminutive | very small; tiny |
| 19. | dispensable | able to be done without |
| 20. | downplayed | made to seem less important |
| 21. | elective | chosen; not compulsory |
| 22. | entry-level | at the lowest professional level |
| 23. | expendable | not essential; can be sacrificed |
| 24. | extra | additional; not essential |
| 25. | faint | slight; not strong |
| 26. | fiddling | small and fussy in detail |
| 27. | gentle | not strong; mild |
| 28. | green | new and inexperienced |
| 29. | hardly noticeable | difficult to see or detect |
| 30. | immature | not fully developed or grown |
| 31. | incidental | occurring as a minor accompaniment |
| 32. | inconsequential | not important; minor in effect |
| 33. | inessential | not essential; not needed |
| 34. | inexperienced | lacking experience; green |
| 35. | infant | very young; in early stage |
| 36. | inferior | lower in quality or rank |
| 37. | insignificant | too small to matter |
| 38. | junior | lower in rank or age |
| 39. | juvenile | young; not adult |
| 40. | less important | of reduced importance |
| 41. | lesser | smaller or lower in importance |
| 42. | limited | restricted in size or scope |
| 43. | little | small in size or amount |
| 44. | low-grade | of inferior or lesser quality |
| 45. | low-impact | having little effect |
| 46. | low-key | not showy; understated |
| 47. | low-level | at a lower rank or intensity |
| 48. | low-priority | not urgent or important |
| 49. | low-stakes | with little risk or consequence |
| 50. | marginal | of minimal significance or effect |
| 51. | meager | small in quantity; scant |
| 52. | microscopic | extremely small; hard to see |
| 53. | mini | very small; miniature |
| 54. | miniature | very small in size |
| 55. | minuscule | very small in amount |
| 56. | minute | extremely small |
| 57. | modest | not large; moderate |
| 58. | negligible | so small as to be ignored |
| 59. | niggling | causing minor irritation or doubt |
| 60. | no great shakes | not very impressive or important |
| 61. | nominal | very small; in name only |
| 62. | not a big deal | not very important |
| 63. | not of age | legally too young |
| 64. | novice | a beginner; not experienced |
| 65. | of little importance | not very important |
| 66. | of small consequence | not having much effect |
| 67. | offshoot | a secondary development |
| 68. | optional | not required; elective |
| 69. | ordinary | not special or exceptional |
| 70. | paltry | small and unimpressive |
| 71. | peripheral | not central; on the edge |
| 72. | petty | small and unimportant |
| 73. | piddling | trivially small or unimportant |
| 74. | puerile | childishly silly or immature |
| 75. | puny | small and weak |
| 76. | recessive | not dominant; less prominent |
| 77. | reduced | made smaller in size |
| 78. | reserve | kept for secondary use |
| 79. | run-of-the-mill | ordinary; not special |
| 80. | scant | barely sufficient; small |
| 81. | scanty | small in amount; meager |
| 82. | secondary | less important than primary |
| 83. | slender | small in width or amount |
| 84. | slight | small in degree or amount |
| 85. | small | not large; limited in size |
| 86. | smallish | somewhat small |
| 87. | subminiature | smaller than standard size |
| 88. | subordinate | lower in rank or importance |
| 89. | temperate | not excessive; moderate |
| 90. | thin | not thick; slight |
| 91. | third-rate | of poor or low quality |
| 92. | tiny | very small |
| 93. | token | small; serving as a symbol |
| 94. | trivial | of little importance |
| 95. | underage | below the legal age |
| 96. | undersized | smaller than usual |
| 97. | understated | deliberately not emphasized |
| 98. | unimportant | not important; trivial |
| 99. | unremarkable | not particularly interesting |
| 100. | youthful | young; not fully mature |