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insignificant

/ˌɪnsɪɡˈnɪfɪkənt/adjective5 syllables

Insignificant means: devoid of importance, meaning, or force.

Synonyms for insignificant33

adjective, as in devoid of importance, meaning, or force

unimportant, hole-and-corner, hole-in-corner, flimsy, fragile, slight, tenuous, thin, inappreciable, light, superficial, trivial, meaningless, nonmeaningful

adjective, as in small and unimpressive

dinky, small, little

adjective, as in signifying nothing

meaningless, nonmeaningful

adjective, as in of little importance or influence or power; of minor status

peanut, minor

also used for insignificant

base, contemptible, floccinaucinihilipilificatious, foolish, for the birds, futile, frivolous, idle, ignorable, immaterial, inconsequential, inconsiderable, indifferent, like a fart in a windstorm

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Opposites of insignificant

significant

What does insignificant mean?4

adjective

1

devoid of importance, meaning, or force

2

small and unimpressive“we stayed in a dinky old hotel”

3

signifying nothing“insignificant sounds”

4

of little importance or influence or power; of minor status“a minor, insignificant bureaucrat”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with insignificant?1

four syllables

significant
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Insignificant in a sentence

  • Relative to overall sales, that of software is insignificant.unknown
  • We sometimes disparagingly call noise, music that's insignificant and devoid of any charm.Scott
  • The world's problems are vast and complex, and it’s easy to feel insignificant.Nuel
  • My country's enemies are weak, insignificant, and dangerous.shekitten
  • In itself, it was insignificant, but its consequences were immeasurable.sundown
  • In itself it was insignificant, but its consequences were vast.sundown
  • In itself it was insignificant; it had, however, untold consequences.sundown
  • The results of the negotiations were relatively insignificant.Objectivesea

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