NONCONTRIBUTORY Synonyms

• producing no result or effect

• unproductive of success

• of no importance or relevance especially to a law case

• without material form or substance

• not consisting of matter

• not pertinent to the matter under consideration

• (often followed by `to') lacking importance; not mattering one way or the other

• lacking worth or importance

• not following logically as a consequence

• not producing an intended effect

• producing no result or effect

• lacking in power or forcefulness

• devoid of importance, meaning, or force

• signifying nothing

• of little importance or influence or power; of minor status

• small and unimpressive

• having no bearing on or connection with the subject at issue

• not directly productive

• lacking in energy or will

• expressing that the subject of the sentence is the patient of the action denoted by the verb

• the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is the recipient (not the source) of the action denoted by the verb

• peacefully resistant in response to injustice

• producing no result or effect

• providing no assistance

• not involved

• showing lack of emotional involvement

• not producing or capable of producing

• not producing desired results

• having no beneficial use or incapable of functioning usefully

• lacking in usefulness or value

• morally reprehensible