sopnoun [ C usually singular ]
uk/sɒp/us/sɑːp/disapprovingsomething of little importance or value that is offered to stop complaints or unhappiness:
Critics see the increase in defence spending as a sop to the armed forces rather than an improvement of national security.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Things of little importance
- bagatelle
- factoid
- footnote
- formality
- periphery
- poor
- poor relation idiom
- slush
- small beer
- small fry
- small potatoes
- sundries
- technicality
- trifle
- trivia
- triviality