Meaning & use

infinitesimally

adverb·Advanced

To an extremely tiny degree, so small it is almost impossible to measure.

See it in a sentence

The temperature rose infinitesimally, so no one in the room noticed the change.

Her chances of ever winning the lottery were infinitesimally small indeed.

A note on using this word

Often paired with 'small' for emphasis, even though the word already implies extreme smallness on its own.

Words with a similar meaning

negligiblyminutely

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Words with an opposite meaning

enormously

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