inconsequence
noun
in·con·se·quence
(ˌ)in-ˈkän(t)-sə-ˌkwen(t)s 
-si-kwən(t)s
: the quality or state of being inconsequent
Examples of inconsequence in a Sentence
up to that point his life had been one largely marked by inconsequence
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Kushner heaps flashback upon flashback; minor characters flare promisingly to life—a creepy uncle of Lucien’s, a disgruntled ex-Moulinard—before sputtering out, victims of their own inconsequence.
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Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
Linda, frustrated by her life of inconsequence, seeks refuge in a snack pack of sour cream and onion chips because all feelings are edible on Impeachment.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 21 Sep. 2021
Gopis — the lovely female cowherds that exist in Hindu mythology in the role of flirts and lovers of the god Krishna — free themselves from their narrative inconsequence, becoming powerful and even aggressive rather than merely decorative.
—New York Times, 19 Aug. 2021
Revivals endow the past with the charm of distance and inconsequence.
—Christopher Lasch, Harper's Magazine, 22 June 2021
As a result, some of those moments flirt with inconsequence or facile symbolism.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 12 July 2018
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Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
Linda, frustrated by her life of inconsequence, seeks refuge in a snack pack of sour cream and onion chips because all feelings are edible on Impeachment.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 21 Sep. 2021
Gopis — the lovely female cowherds that exist in Hindu mythology in the role of flirts and lovers of the god Krishna — free themselves from their narrative inconsequence, becoming powerful and even aggressive rather than merely decorative.
—New York Times, 19 Aug. 2021
Revivals endow the past with the charm of distance and inconsequence.
—Christopher Lasch, Harper's Magazine, 22 June 2021
As a result, some of those moments flirt with inconsequence or facile symbolism.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 12 July 2018
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“Inconsequence.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inconsequence. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.
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