Synonyms for marginal
ˈmɑr dʒə nlmar·gin·al

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1. fringy, marginaladjective

   at or constituting a border or edge

   "the marginal strip of beach"

   Synonyms:
   fringy, borderline, bare(a)

   Antonyms:
   maximal, maximum, profitable, wide, central

2. borderline, marginaladjective

   of questionable or minimal quality

   "borderline grades"; "marginal writing ability"

   Synonyms:
   fringy, borderline, bare(a)

   Antonyms:
   maximal, maximum, wide, profitable, central

3. bare(a), marginaladjective

   just barely adequate or within a lower limit

   "a bare majority"; "a marginal victory"

   Antonyms:
   maximal, maximum, profitable, central, wide

4. marginaladjective

   producing at a rate that barely covers production costs

   "marginal industries"

   Synonyms:
   fringy, borderline, bare(a)

   Antonyms:
   maximum, maximal, wide, central, profitable

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1. List of paraphrases for "marginal":

   marginalized, longitudinal, incremental, peripheral, marginalised, negligible, minor, slight, insignificant, non-mainstream, minimal, borderline

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1. Brandon Miller:

   Sometimes, it may appear that a storm is in a perfect environment for a tornado to form, yet it never does. Conversely, tornadoes frequently form in marginal environments where it seems like one or more' ingredients' to storm formation is missing or lacking.

2. Dileep Mavalankar:

   This (mobile services) will have a very marginal effect.

3. Channa Jayasena:

   Even if HRT increased the future risk of Alzheimer's, several years of treatment would be needed, and the effect is marginal, the results of this study should not change the way HRT is prescribed or viewed.

4. Esteban Copati:

   The forecasts indicate more problems in marginal growing areas, but not in key soy-growing regions. So in general, the picture is still good.

5. Chief Executive Nils Andersen:

   We have no intention of losing market share, in a market that grew 1 to 2 percent, we declined by 1.6 percent. That is very marginal; if we want to catch up, we will catch up, so I wouldn't worry.