inconsequential

adjective

in·​con·​se·​quen·​tial (ˌ)in-ˌkän(t)-sə-ˈkwen(t)-shəl 

1

: of no significance : unimportant

2

a

: irrelevant

b

: illogical

inconsequentiality

(ˌ)in-ˌkän(t)-sə-ˌkwen(t)-shē-ˈa-lə-tē 

noun

inconsequentially

(ˌ)in-ˌkän(t)-sə-ˈkwen(t)-sh(ə-)lē 

adverb

Synonyms

• fiddling
• foolish
• frivolous
• incidental
• inconsiderable
• insignificant
• little
• Mickey Mouse
• minor
• minute
• negligible
• nugatory
• slight
• small
• small-fry
• trifling
• trivial
• unimportant

Examples of inconsequential in a Sentence

that's an inconsequential problem compared to the other issues

an inconsequential error that does nothing to lessen the value of the report

Recent Examples on the Web

The blunder was inconsequential with Leander Rouse not making a throw. —Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 June 2024

To attain the deeper and permanent peace seen in Europe today—where war has become all but unthinkable, internal borders have become inconsequential, and goods, capital and people move freely—bigger changes were required. —Henry Kissinger, Foreign Affairs, 6 Sep. 2022

The copilot’s answers could also be inconsistent—with the same query yielding different results at different times—or extremely sensitive to seemingly inconsequential changes in the wording of a prompt. —Fortune Editors, Fortune, 12 Aug. 2014

The Hawk defense was far from perfect with two errors in the game, but the mistakes were inconsequential. —Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 May 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1823, in the meaning defined at sense 2b

Kids Definition

inconsequential

adjective

in·​con·​se·​quen·​tial (ˌ)in-ˌkän(t)-sə-ˈkwen-chəl 

: not important