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- Dictionaryin·sig·nif·i·cant/ˌinsəɡˈnifək(ə)nt/
adjective
- 1. too small or unimportant to be worth consideration: "the amount required was insignificant compared with military spending"
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The meaning of INSIGNIFICANT is not significant. How to use insignificant in a sentence.
INSIGNIFICANT definition: 1. small or not noticeable, and therefore not considered important : 2. small or not noticeable…. Learn more.
too small to be important: an insignificant sum. Synonyms: picayune, minuscule, minute, trifling. of no consequence, influence, or distinction: a minor, insignificant bureaucrat. without weight of character; contemptible: an insignificant fellow. without meaning; meaningless: insignificant sounds.
not important or thought to be valuable: Her problems seemed pretty insignificant compared to her brother’s. insignificance. noun [ U ] us / ˌɪn·sɪɡˈnɪf·ɪ·kəns / My colleagues despised this man for his insignificance.
When something is insignificant, it doesn't matter. The fact that your mom gets to school a half hour late becomes insignificant when she announces you're stopping for ice cream on the way home.
Synonyms for INSIGNIFICANT: small, minor, little, unimportant, slight, trivial, worthless, negligible; Antonyms of INSIGNIFICANT: important, significant, major, substantial, big, meaningful, momentous, consequential.
1. unimportant, trifling, or petty. Omit the insignificant details. 2. too small to be important. an insignificant sum. 3. of no consequence, influence, or distinction. a minor, insignificant bureaucrat.
1. having little or no importance; trifling. 2. almost or relatively meaningless. 3. small or inadequate: an insignificant wage. 4. not distinctive in character, etc. ˌinsigˈnificance, ˌinsigˈnificancy n. ˌinsigˈnificantly adv.
not big or valuable enough to be considered important. an insignificant difference. The levels of chemicals in the river are not insignificant. He made her feel insignificant and stupid. These results are statistically insignificant. an event that was considered insignificant. opposite significant. Oxford Collocations Dictionary.
insignificant meaning, definition, what is insignificant: too small or unimportant to consider or ...: Learn more.
