INSIGNIFICANT Synonyms
There are 6 hypernyms of the word insignificant. (close relations)
insignificance
Best Alternative Words for INSIGNIFICANT
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unimportant | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • not important • devoid of importance, meaning, or force | ||||||||
frivolous | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • not serious in content or attitude or behavior | ||||||||
immaterial | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • of no importance or relevance especially to a law case • without material form or substance • not consisting of matter adjective satellite • not pertinent to the matter under consideration • (often followed by `to') lacking importance; not mattering one way or the other | ||||||||
inconsequential | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • lacking worth or importance • not following logically as a consequence | ||||||||
irrelevant | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • having no bearing on or connection with the subject at issue | ||||||||
meager | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • deficient in amount or quality or extent | ||||||||
mean | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • an average of n numbers computed by adding some function of the numbers and dividing by some function of n adjective satellite • approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value • characterized by malice • having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality • marked by poverty befitting a beggar • (used of persons or behavior) characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity • (used of sums of money) so small in amount as to deserve contempt • of no value or worth • very good; of the highest quality verb • mean or intend to express or convey • have as a logical consequence • denote or connote • have in mind as a purpose • have a specified degree of importance • intend to refer to • destine or designate for a certain purpose | ||||||||
minimal | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • the least possible | ||||||||
minor | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
adjective • of lesser importance or stature or rank • lesser in scope or effect • inferior in number or size or amount • (of a scale or mode) having half steps between the second and third degrees, and (usually) the fifth and sixth degrees, and the seventh and eighth degrees • not of legal age • of lesser seriousness or danger • of your secondary field of academic concentration or specialization noun • a young person of either sex adjective satellite • of the younger of two boys with the same family name • warranting only temporal punishment • relatively moderate, limited, or small verb • have as one's secondary field of study | ||||||||
negligible | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • so small as to be meaningless; insignificant • not worth considering | ||||||||
nugatory | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • of no real value | ||||||||
paltry | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • not worth considering • contemptibly small in amount | ||||||||
petty | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • larceny of property having a value less than some amount (the amount varies by locale) adjective satellite • inferior in rank or status • (informal) small and of little importance • contemptibly narrow in outlook | ||||||||
piddling | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • (informal) small and of little importance | ||||||||
small | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent noun • the slender part of the back • a garment size for a small person adverb • on a small scale adjective satellite • relatively moderate, limited, or small • (of children and animals) young, immature • slight or limited; especially in degree or intensity or scope • low or inferior in station or quality • lowercase • (of a voice) faint • have fine or very small constituent particles • not large but sufficient in size or amount • made to seem smaller or less (especially in worth) | ||||||||
trifling | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • the deliberate act of delaying and playing instead of working adjective satellite • not worth considering | ||||||||
trivial | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • (informal) small and of little importance • of little substance or significance • concerned with trivialities | ||||||||
worthless | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • lacking in usefulness or value adjective satellite • morally reprehensible | ||||||||
dinky | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • a small locomotive adjective satellite • small and unimpressive • (British informal) pretty and neat | ||||||||
peanut | nounn | |||||||
noun • underground pod of the peanut vine • widely cultivated American plant cultivated in tropical and warm regions; showy yellow flowers on stalks that bend over to the soil so that seed pods ripen underground • a young child who is small for his age • pod of the peanut vine containing usually 2 nuts or seeds; `groundnut' and `monkey nut' are British terms adjective satellite • of little importance or influence or power; of minor status |