Antonym of gross meaning

Noun

Opposite of implied or explicit significance
insignificance irrelevance inconsequence insignificancy meaninglessness triviality unimportance immateriality inconsequentiality inconsiderableness pettiness worthlessness paltriness triflingness impertinence disinterest unconcern inessentiality indifference frivolity pointlessness inapplicability unworthiness uselessness inconsequentialness slightness futility disregard negligibility smallness inappropriateness nothingness

Noun

Opposite of an aim or end result that one hopes to achieve
pointlessness fruitlessness impracticality inanity unnecessariness unnecessity futility needlessness senselessness stupidity uselessness gratuitousness

Noun

Opposite of the inherent value in something or someone
meaninglessness aimlessness emptiness purposelessness senselessness hollowness worthlessness insignificance irrelevance unimportance triviality inappositeness inconsequence impertinence irrelevancy inapplicability pointlessness futility inanity uselessness needlessness hopelessness stupidity inconsequentiality lack of meaning remoteness unrelatedness incongruity inconsistency inappropriateness

Noun

Opposite of the general idea, intention or meaning of something
cause exterior exteriority insignificance origin outside reality source meaninglessness unimportance surface nothing zero triviality nothingness abstract bass blockage top being

Noun

Opposite of possession of a similar meaning through paraphrasing
contrary opposite converse inverse antithesis

Noun

Opposite of an exact statement or description of the meaning of a word or phrase
ambiguity nonsense question vagueness inexplicability unexplainability ambiguousness equivocality equivocacy equivocation equivocalness inscrutability inscrutableness uncertainty unclearness inconclusiveness indefiniteness abstruseness indistinctness obscurity opaqueness haziness incertitude indeterminateness opacity imprecision nebulosity nebulousness enigma

Noun

Opposite of a specific meaning
polysemy ambiguity equivocalness equivocation equivocality polysemousness equivoque double-entendre doublespeak double-talk ambiguous statement double meaning

Noun

Opposite of the principal purpose or theme of a course of action or line of reasoning
pull

Noun

Opposite of the implied meaning associated with something
complication ignorance misconception misunderstanding release hiding question concealment quiet silence vagueness

Noun

Opposite of the general idea, intention or meaning of something
connotation

Noun

Opposite of the object or goal of something
deterrent disincentive determent discouragement hindrance impediment limitation restraint shackle

Noun

Opposite of the implicit meaning of a text, often a literary one, or a speech or dialogue
denotation declaration

Noun

Opposite of the main theme or gist of a speech, book, or argument
subtheme subplot underplot

Noun

Opposite of the material dealt with in a speech, performance or work
digression aside deflection deviation diversion deviation from the subject getting sidetracked going off at a tangent straying from the point straying from the topic

Noun

Opposite of an aim, intention or purpose
chance fortune

Noun

Opposite of intention or purpose
aimlessness avoidance dislike hate hatred neglect purposelessness thoughtlessness

Noun

Opposite of the fact or state of having a connection to, or being related to, something else
unrelatedness disconnection unconnectedness incompatibility incongruence incongruity incongruousness variability variance

Noun

Opposite of the fact of having a bearing on or being related to
difference distinction dissimilarity contrast distinctness variation differentiation unlikeness distinctiveness dissimilitude discrepancy disparity disparateness diversity

Adjective

Opposite of intended to communicate something that is not directly expressed
deadpan expressionless unexpressive impassive inexpressive stolid stony wooden catatonic inscrutable lifeless straight-faced vacuous po-faced poker-faced vacant blank unemotional emotionless meaningless obscure unresponsive dead-pan unreadable undemonstrative uncaring

Adjective

Opposite of persuasive or forceful in speech or writing
inarticulate ineloquent unexpressive unvocal faltering halting hesitant speechless stumbling tongue-tied wordless apathetic calm cold cool dispassionate dull frigid impotent indifferent ineffective introverted shy unaffecting unenthusiastic unexcited unmoving weak

Adjective

Opposite of full of meaning or significance
unexpressive insignificant trivial

Adjective

Opposite of revealing, indicating, or betraying something
uninformative

Verb

Opposite of present participle for to signify or convey an object or idea
contradicting challenging belying controverting countering disputing calling in question cancelling canceling cancelling out canceling out counteracting disaffirming disclaiming disconfirming negating opposing refuting repudiating undermining disproving questioning reversing calling into question flying in the face of

Verb

Opposite of present participle for to have intentions for a given outcome
chancing coming about coming to pass happing transpiring befalling coming off stumbling tumbling

Verb

(usually used in past participle form) Opposite of present participle for to design or destine for a particular purpose
dreaming contriving hypothesising hypothesizing imagining envisioning fantasising fantasizing picturing romanticising romanticizing visualising visualizing conjecturing positing postulating putting forward speculating theorising theorizing daydreaming hallucinating inventing building castles in air living in a dream world

Verb

Opposite of present participle for to have as a consequence or result
negating abolishing nullifying offsetting annulling neutralising neutralizing abrogating cancelling canceling invalidating quashing reversing voiding abating belying countering defying revoking cancelling out canceling out controverting rendering null and void stamping out wiping out

Verb

Opposite of present participle for to be important (to)
mattering little mattering not meaning little

Nearby Words

grossness grossnesses gross out gross outs gross pay gross present value grossly gross loss grossing out grossing gross indecency gross indecencies

Synonym of gross meaning

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