MARGINAL Synonyms: 19 Similar and Opposite Words

marginal

adjective

ˈmärj-nəl

Definition of marginal next

as in frontier

located at or near a border marginal locations in the open-air market are a bit cheaper

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Recent Examples of marginal His uncompromising vision for America was once considered marginal, the conservative writer Karen Swallow Prior told me. —

Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 14 May 2026 The consensus among experts is that second-home taxes influence marginal decisions but rarely determine whether wealthy individuals invest in global cities. —

Trevor Laurence Jockims, CNBC, 12 May 2026 Advertisement The logarithmic compression reflects the economic principle of diminishing marginal returns to scale preventing very large companies from dominating the ranking purely because of their scale. —

Time Staff, Time, 12 May 2026 Much of the rest of the state is at a marginal risk of severe weather, a level one out of five, with isolated storms possible. —

Remington Miller, Arkansas Online, 5 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for marginal

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frontier

Adjective

That worried Huang, who fears a Chinese rival, and White House officials, who believe Chinese dependence on non-frontier American chips is the best way to ensure a lead in AI.

— Charlie Campbell, Time, 11 Dec. 2025

Definition of frontier