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 of unimportant

• minor
• small
• little
• trivial
• worthless
• insignificant
• slight

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 proliferation of transfers and their success at new programs has made college football pundits wonder if high school recruiting is becoming unimportant when building rosters. —Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 16 Jan. 2026

On the cover is a black and white photo of a man, a woman’s arms wrapped around his neck, her face out of focus and half out of frame, his eyes averted, his face handsome and pensive, her face unimportant. —Literary Hub, 14 Jan. 2026

How, exactly, Olandria Carthen found herself at the Bridgerton premiere in Paris is unimportant. —Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 14 Jan. 2026

So don’t be constantly absorbed in your phone, for one, which can make others feel unimportant. —Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 25 Dec. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1750, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for unimportant

• important