unimportant

adjective

un·​im·​por·​tant ˌən-im-ˈpȯr-tᵊnt 

 especially Southern US and New England  -tənt,

-dənt

: lacking in importance : not important : minor, trivial

unimportant details

a relatively unimportant problem

unimportantly adverb

Synonyms

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

Examples of unimportant in a Sentence

we figured that the details were unimportant as long as we got the basic design correct

Recent Examples on the Web

The topics change, but the emotional undercurrent stays the same: one or both partners feel unimportant, unseen or unacknowledged. —Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025

The most important & unimportant poetry transpires when water & mirror separate you into layers. —Terrance Hayes, New Yorker, 19 May 2025

Since Subway Takes is about strongly doubling down on spicy — and often unimportant — opinions, the podcast takes that format a step further by including a longer version of a filmed Subway Takes episode and then letting Rahma and Kuo chitchat with mics. —Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 26 Mar. 2025

And, with a range of darker shades often deemed unimportant to beauty brands, James says accurate shades are in the cards for L’Oreal Paris. —India Espy-Jones, Essence, 28 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1750, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for unimportant

• important