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insignificant
in·sig·nif·i·cant I0163100 (ĭn′sĭg-nĭf′ĭ-kənt)adj.1. Not significant, especially:a. Lacking in importance; trivial.b. Lacking power, position, or value; worthy of little regard.c. Small in size or amount.2. Having little or no meaning.
in′sig·nif′i·cant·ly adv.insignificant (ˌɪnsɪɡˈnɪfɪkənt) adj1. having little or no importance; trifling2. almost or relatively meaningless3. small or inadequate: an insignificant wage. 4. not distinctive in character, etc ˌinsigˈnificance, ˌinsigˈnificancy n ˌinsigˈnificantly advin•sig•nif•i•cant (ˌɪn sɪgˈnɪf ɪ kənt)
adj. 1. unimportant, trifling, or petty. 2. too small to be important: an insignificant sum. 3. without weight, influence, or distinctione: an insignificant fellow. 4. without meaning; meaningless. [1620–30] in`sig•nif′i•cant•ly, adv. insignificant- piff - Something insignificant.
- bee's knees - Used from 1797 for "something insignificant."
- floccinaucinihilipilification, floccipend - Floccinaucinihilipilification is estimating or categorizing something as worthless, and floccipend means "regard as insignificant" (from Latin flocci pendere, "hold at little value").
- piteous, pitiable, pitiful - Piteous is generally not used when speaking of people, pitiable means "able to be pitied," and pitiful most often means "insignificant; below contempt."
Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | insignificant - not worthy of noticeundistinguishedunnoticeable - not noticeable; not drawing attention; "her clothes were simple and unnoticeable"- J.G.Cozzens | | 2. | insignificant - signifying nothing; "insignificant sounds"meaningless, nonmeaningful - having no meaning or direction or purpose; "a meaningless endeavor"; "a meaningless life"; "a verbose but meaningless explanation" | | 3. | insignificant - of little importance or influence or power; of minor status; "a minor, insignificant bureaucrat"; "peanut politicians"peanutminor - of lesser importance or stature or rank; "a minor poet"; "had a minor part in the play"; "a minor official"; "many of these hardy adventurers were minor noblemen"; "minor back roads" | | 4. | insignificant - devoid of importance, meaning, or forceunimportantunimportant - not important; "a relatively unimportant feature of the system"; "the question seems unimportant"meaningless, nonmeaningful - having no meaning or direction or purpose; "a meaningless endeavor"; "a meaningless life"; "a verbose but meaningless explanation"significant, important - important in effect or meaning; "a significant change in tax laws"; "a significant change in the Constitution"; "a significant contribution"; "significant details"; "statistically significant" |
insignificantadjective unimportant, minor, irrelevant, petty, trivial, meaningless, trifling, meagre, negligible, flimsy, paltry, immaterial, inconsequential, nondescript, measly, scanty, inconsiderable, of no consequence, nonessential, small potatoes, nickel-and-dime (U.S. slang), of no account, nugatory, unsubstantial, not worth mentioning, of no moment In 1949 it was still a small, insignificant city.
important, significant, essential, vital, considerable, substantial, relevant, meaningful, momentous, weighty, consequentialinsignificantadjectiveNot of great importance:inconsequent, inconsequential, little, trivial, unimportant.Translationsinsignificant (insigˈnifikənt) adjective of little value or importance; not significant. They paid me an insignificant sum of money; an insignificant person. 無關緊要的 无关紧要的，不重要的，无意义的 ˌinsigˈnificance noun 無關緊要, 無意義 无关紧要，无意义 IdiomsSeenot insignificantinsignificant
Synonyms for insignificantadj unimportantSynonyms- unimportant
- minor
- irrelevant
- petty
- trivial
- meaningless
- trifling
- meagre
- negligible
- flimsy
- paltry
- immaterial
- inconsequential
- nondescript
- measly
- scanty
- inconsiderable
- of no consequence
- nonessential
- small potatoes
- nickel-and-dime
- of no account
- nugatory
- unsubstantial
- not worth mentioning
- of no moment
Antonyms- important
- significant
- essential
- vital
- considerable
- substantial
- relevant
- meaningful
- momentous
- weighty
- consequential
Synonyms for insignificantadj not of great importanceSynonyms- inconsequent
- inconsequential
- little
- trivial
- unimportant
Synonyms for insignificantadj not worthy of noticeSynonymsRelated Wordsadj signifying nothingRelated Wordsadj of little importance or influence or powerSynonymsRelated Wordsadj devoid of importance, meaning, or forceSynonymsRelated Words- unimportant
- meaningless
- nonmeaningful
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