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Definition/Meaning

(adjective)

slightly annoying or disturbing;

e.g. I had a niggling worry in the back of my mind.

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Similar Words

Carping

Chicken

De minimis

Footling

Inconsequential

Inconsiderable

Insignificant

Measly

Minute

Negligible

Nitpicking

No-account

Nominal

Paltry

Peanut

Petty

Picayune

Piddling

Piffling

Slight

Trifling

Trivial

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Opposite Words

Appreciable

Approving

Backing

Big

Consequential

Considerable

Conspicuous

Discernible

Eventful

Important

Material

Momentous

Noteworthy

Outstanding

Pivotal

Prominent

Remarkable

Serious

Significant

Striking

Substantial

Weighty

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Related Words

Growling

Grumbling

Imperceptible

Inferior

Little

Mean

Nitpicking

One-horse

Puny

Small-fry

Tiny

Two-bit

Yawping

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