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. Joseph Lazio:

   In some cases, its only a marginal cost.

2. Roger Goodman:

   There might be a couple marginal adjustments to policy to make sure police can do their jobs, but that we don’t have needless injuries and deaths and use of force, i think we can thread that needle.

3. Chief Executive Riaan Burger:

   While that may be conducive or viable for new diamond operators, it might not be conducive to an aging marginal asset like Namdeb, i think there is an understanding of the importance of Namdeb in the economy and in particular in terms of the jobs that are affected by the current short life of mine.

4. Diarmuid Martin:

   Many will see the results of Friday's referendum as an indication that the Catholic Church in Ireland is regarded today by many with indifference and as having a marginal role in the formation of Irish culture.

5. Weather Prediction Center:

   / hr while relatively quick moving across the southern part of the Marginal Risk, but saturated soils could support a localized flooding/rapid runoff threat.