DE MINIMIS Synonyms: 59 Similar and Opposite Words

de minimis

adjective

dē-ˈmi-nə-məs

as in slight

so small or unimportant as to warrant little or no attention investors disappointed by stock dividends that were decidedly de minimis

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Recent Examples of de minimis About 48% of de minimis packages were shipped to America’s poorest zip codes, while 22% were delivered to the richest ones, according to research in February from UCLA and Yale economists. —

Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 17 Dec. 2025 Over the last decade, the number of de minimis international shipments claiming to be exempt from inspection surged from 140 million a year to 1 billion a year, the researchers found. —

Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 15 Dec. 2025 British exporters were also swept up by the end of the de minimis exemption in August, which had allowed U.S. consumers to avoid paying customs duties on foreign goods valued at $800 or less and eliminated the need to fill out customs paperwork. —

New York Times, 1 Dec. 2025 The administration also halted the de minimis rule, established in 1938, which had simplified imports by exempting small value shipments from duties and taxes. —

Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for de minimis

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For the latter, a 2023 meta-analysis found that even a slight bump in the average monthly temperature can lead to increases in suicide and suicidal behavior.

— Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 14 Feb. 2026
Washington has made a slight improvement on defense, especially as a rim protector, but there’s more room for Washington to regain his footing during the final quarter of the season.

— Mike Curtis, Dallas Morning News, 14 Feb. 2026