non-trivial
adjective
(alsonontrivial)uk/ˌnɒnˈtrɪv.i.əl/us/ˌnɑːnˈtrɪv.i.əl/havingvalueorimportance:
Thepolicearetryingtoconcentratetheireffortson non-trivialcrimes.
Thedecisionaboutfundingis a non-trivial one which could have along-lastingeffect.
A non-trivialproblemis noteasytosolve:
Isoonrealizedthat this was a non-trivialproblemthat was going torequirea lot oftimeandthought.
It's one of thosechallengesthatlookseasyat first, butonceyoutrytosolveit, youfindit's non-trivial.
- Some of theseissuescan befixedeasilybutothersrequirenontrivialmodificationsto thesystem.
- Theimpactof thislegislationwill be non-trivial, with thelikelihoodof manyunintendedconsequences.
- Thetotalinvoicecame to a non-trivialamountinexcessof £10,000.
Very important or urgent
- all-important
- at all cost(s)idiom
- be a matter of life and/or deathidiom
- chief
- clutch
- co-principal
- life-and-death
- life-changing
- mainly
- major league
- make the world go around/roundidiom
- meaningful
- pressing
- prominent
- radical
- revalorization
- revalorize
- sacred
- salient
- subtle
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