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insignificant
adjective as in not important; of no consequence
Strongest matches
inconsequential, infinitesimal, irrelevant, meager, meaningless, minimal, minor, minuscule, negligible, paltry, pointless, senseless, trivial, unimportant
Weak matches
casual, immaterial, inappreciable, inconsiderable, lesser, light, lightweight, little, minim, minute, nondescript, nonessential, not worth mentioning, nugatory, petty, purportless, scanty, secondary, small, trifling, unsubstantial
Example Sentences
In the conservative Washington Examiner, podcaster Brady Leonard wrote: "Tate's obnoxious, misogynistic brand is toxic to everyone besides electorally insignificant corners of social media."
“It’s not insignificant, but it’s not going to radically change a multibillion-dollar U.S. business, and packaging is only a small component of the total cost structure.”
Now, it’s where culture is flattened into the most flavorless, insignificant iteration of itself possible.
Dating back to the 1930s, the loophole called the de minimis — Latin for something so small it’s insignificant — exemption allowed shipments valued below a certain threshold to avoid customs duties.
He urged anyone with any information, no matter how small or insignificant, to get in touch with the police.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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