Synonyms for marginal

Adjective

1. fringy, marginal, peripheral (vs. central)

usage: at or constituting a border or edge; "the marginal strip of beach"

2. borderline, marginal, minimal (vs. maximal), minimum (vs. maximum)

usage: of questionable or minimal quality; "borderline grades"; "marginal writing ability"

3. hardscrabble, marginal, meager (vs. ample), meagre, meagerly

usage: of a bare living gained by great labor; "the sharecropper's hardscrabble life"; "a marginal existence"

4. bare(prenominal), marginal, narrow (vs. wide)

usage: just barely adequate or within a lower limit; "a bare majority"; "a marginal victory"

5. marginal, unprofitable (vs. profitable)

usage: producing at a rate that barely covers production costs; "marginal industries"; "marginal land"

6. marginal, disapproved (vs. approved)

usage: of something or someone close to a lower limit or lower class; "marginal abilities"