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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
Although now retired, he is desperate for the case to be solved: "We need to know what happened to Lindsay. No matter how insignificant, if someone knows something, for heaven's sake come forward."
From a sheer numerical standpoint, that's fairly insignificant compared to say, the commercial aviation industry.
"So little insignificant things all totalled up together can actually have major impacts," Mr Levinthal said.
Beal said his firsthand observations have really challenged his notions about the disease, which has so often been described as mild and insignificant.
Jackson was the last of the nine Jackson siblings to release a solo project and was chided for having an insignificant role in the Jackson 5.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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