inconsequential
adjective
in·con·se·quen·tial
(ˌ)in-ˌkän(t)-sə-ˈkwen(t)-shəl 
1
: of no significance : unimportant
2
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b
Synonyms
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 losers were captained by a player who, in this same event last year, acquiesced to calling an inconsequential cell-phone penalty on an opponent, flipping the result of a match his team lost at the table.
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Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, 31 Mar. 2024
Suppressing His Influence: When Aleksei Navalny was alive, the Kremlin sought to portray him as an inconsequential figure, even as Russian officials vilified him with a viciousness that suggested the opposite.
—Alina Lobzina, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2024
The film takes place almost exclusively in the same suite of rooms, like a stage farce, and the brief run time makes this a pleasant if inconsequential trifle.
—Danny Horn, EW.com, 4 Jan. 2024
Such sentiment is probably inconsequential to Xi, who has essentially secured a lifetime of one-man rule in the mainland.
—Will Ripley, CNN, 26 Feb. 2024
Williams, however, would argue that his race is inconsequential.
—Benjamin Crump, Baltimore Sun, 6 Feb. 2024
In fact, the Secretary of State’s office has gradually diminished over the years, making the role largely inconsequential, despite the fact that the person in the role is elected.
—Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel, 1 Mar. 2024
Moments like Remake’s Wall Market section, which once represented 20 minutes to an hour’s worth of gameplay, spiraled out into hourslong slogs that unnecessarily padded relatively inconsequential sections of the game.
—Ash Parrish, The Verge, 29 Feb. 2024
Those are hardly inconsequential gains — if they can be realized.
—Harry G. Broadman, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, 31 Mar. 2024
Suppressing His Influence: When Aleksei Navalny was alive, the Kremlin sought to portray him as an inconsequential figure, even as Russian officials vilified him with a viciousness that suggested the opposite.
—Alina Lobzina, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2024
The film takes place almost exclusively in the same suite of rooms, like a stage farce, and the brief run time makes this a pleasant if inconsequential trifle.
—Danny Horn, EW.com, 4 Jan. 2024
Such sentiment is probably inconsequential to Xi, who has essentially secured a lifetime of one-man rule in the mainland.
—Will Ripley, CNN, 26 Feb. 2024
Williams, however, would argue that his race is inconsequential.
—Benjamin Crump, Baltimore Sun, 6 Feb. 2024
In fact, the Secretary of State’s office has gradually diminished over the years, making the role largely inconsequential, despite the fact that the person in the role is elected.
—Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel, 1 Mar. 2024
Moments like Remake’s Wall Market section, which once represented 20 minutes to an hour’s worth of gameplay, spiraled out into hourslong slogs that unnecessarily padded relatively inconsequential sections of the game.
—Ash Parrish, The Verge, 29 Feb. 2024
Those are hardly inconsequential gains — if they can be realized.
—Harry G. Broadman, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
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inconsequential
adjective
in·con·se·quen·tial
(ˌ)in-ˌkän(t)-sə-ˈkwen-chəl
: not important
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