inconsequential
adjective
in·con·se·quen·tial
(ˌ)in-ˌkän(t)-sə-ˈkwen(t)-shəl 
1
: of no significance : unimportant
inconsequential differences
His opinion is inconsequential.
2
a
: irrelevant
Though court's comments … were ill-advised, they were legally inconsequential.—
National Law Journal
National Law Journal
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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As far as turnovers go, that one was pretty inconsequential.
—Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 26 Oct. 2025
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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.
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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
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Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 26 Oct. 2025
Treatment supervisors generate a unique model for each river, adjusting for variables as seemingly inconsequential as the appearance of a new beaver dam, which can completely alter the flow.
—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
See All Example Sentences for inconsequential
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“Inconsequential.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inconsequential. Accessed 7 Nov. 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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