inconsequential
adjective
in·con·se·quen·tial
(ˌ)in-ˌkän(t)-sə-ˈkwen(t)-shəl 
1
: of no significance : unimportant
2
a
b
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
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The Ministry then refuses to register the union because the list of founding members is no longer up-to-date, or for a host of other inconsequential errors.
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Katie Thornton, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2025
That's where the New York Mets come into play, because questions of money are often inconsequential to the team owned by mega-billionaire Steve Cohen.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
These are the silly, inconsequential fibs that affect them and no one else and become an issue only when they get called out by the other ladies.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2025
The Ministry then refuses to register the union because the list of founding members is no longer up-to-date, or for a host of other inconsequential errors.
—Sourcing Journal, 15 Oct. 2025
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“Inconsequential.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inconsequential. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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inconsequential
adjective
in·con·se·quen·tial
(ˌ)in-ˌkän(t)-sə-ˈkwen-chəl
: not important
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