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. Francois Engelbrecht:

   Farming is already marginal. When it gets drastically warmer and drier, the means for adaptation will be extremely limited. The cattle industry will likely collapse.

2. Maria Bruno:

   People who have left the workforce with large tax-deferred accounts can do some smart planning between age 65 and 70, presumably you have moved to a lower marginal tax bracket, so it may make sense to accelerate some of that income, and the tax liability.

3. Xu Xiaole:

   The marginal improvement in the financial and credit environment since the fourth quarter of last year helped the value of transactions to bottom out.

4. 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.

5. Peter Goelz:

   It really just reinforces the tragic nature of this crash, it was a perfectly good helicopter. It was well-equipped. And, unfortunately, it was flying in marginal weather.