Modifies a noun

• pursuit: They try to confine our imaginations to trivial pursuits without danger to their rule.

• topology: However, solutions like black holes, have a Euclidean geometry with non trivial topology.

• task: Selecting a cord blood bank is not a trivial task.

• matter: A tenant has no right to withhold rent for trivial matters of repair.

• offense: In this position he reduced the number of trivial offenses for which capital punishment was the sentence.

• undertaking: This is not a trivial undertaking, it is a major part of the PhD study.

Modifying Another Word

• seemingly: Only in such a situation do seemingly trivial problems arise that in reality may determine the success or failure of a system.

• comparatively: Works requiring faculties vary from the comparatively trivial to the major.

• relatively: Please do not expect them to deal with relatively trivial matters which could or should be sorted out by your son or daughter.

• however: Do not hesitate, however trivial you may consider the request.

• apparently: On such occasions some apparently trivial act would put me on my guard.

• utterly: However, it emphasized that although the final straw may be relatively insignificant, it must not be utterly trivial.

Infinitive complement

• implement: This is trivial to implement, but not suited to fine control.

Used with adjective complement

• seem: Some books on being a witch seem trivial, more about fashion than faith, slightly dubious.

• appear: The antiseptic was so strong that tho one part in 25,000 might appear trivial there had been prosecutions for one in 100,000.

• consider: A side effect doctors may consider trivial might be totally unacceptable to a patient.

• regard: All details will be recorded and no incident will be regarded as trivial.

• sound: Not speaking big names sounds pretty trivial to me.

Preposition: in

• comparison: Things that were once so important now seem trivial in comparison.

Preposition: by

• comparison: The scope and impact of arbitrary penalties would make speed cameras trivial by comparison.