1
as in small
lacking importance
an insignificant detail that we can safely ignore
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as in slight
so small or unimportant as to warrant little or no attention
the insignificant wear on the doll's face does nothing to diminish its considerable value as an antique
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Recent Examples of insignificant
In the healthcare company’s case, the adjustments to the rollout plan were statistically insignificant.
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Christopher Lind, Big Think, 7 Oct. 2025
Probably not, but those HBO dramas, one a reasonably large success and the other a large failure, represent a not-insignificant portion of Scorsese’s output from the past 15 years.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 4 Oct. 2025
The taxes and fees for these awards aren’t insignificant.
—Meghan Hunter, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2025
The mall competes with the not insignificant retail forces of Roseville, Folsom, Elk Grove and Natomas.
—Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2025
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Christopher Lind, Big Think, 7 Oct. 2025
Probably not, but those HBO dramas, one a reasonably large success and the other a large failure, represent a not-insignificant portion of Scorsese’s output from the past 15 years.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 4 Oct. 2025
The taxes and fees for these awards aren’t insignificant.
—Meghan Hunter, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2025
The mall competes with the not insignificant retail forces of Roseville, Folsom, Elk Grove and Natomas.
—Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for insignificant
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Designed for portability and performance The DGX Spark is small enough to fit in a backpack yet powerful enough to run modern AI reasoning models.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Oct. 2025
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The lasagna gets topped with a layer of small, early spring bulbs like crocuses.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
13 Oct. 2025
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They are made of cotton with a slight stretch, but still have structure in the front.—
Chaunie Brusie,
Parents,
7 Oct. 2025
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Herro was an All-Star last year while Ball wasn’t; Herro’s injury gives the Hornets a slight edge in these rankings.—
Law Murray,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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Soundside flooding with minor impacts are anticipated later today through at least Wednesday.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Oct. 2025
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Conley likens the hours following a playoff exit to the immediate aftermath of a minor car accident.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
13 Oct. 2025
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There's a low nominal cost, but the fact is there was a really significant cost because of the bureaucracy and time and uncertainty, with a lot of companies tied up with it.—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Oct. 2025
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But analysts believe that figure was nominal if anything.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
6 Oct. 2025
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Meanwhile, Bad Bunny has commented little, save for an SNL monologue poking fun at the situation.—
Rolling Stone,
Rolling Stone,
12 Oct. 2025
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After Texas produced little in the run game at Florida, Wisner proved elusive, dodging and breaking tackles to produce chunk plays and keep Texas moving down the field.—
Sam Khan Jr,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 2025
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What looked trivial was, in fact, the system at work.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
10 Oct. 2025
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Eckert’s ultimate victory in securing regulatory approval for Addyi underpins the documentary’s revelations about gender bias at the FDA as a drug that claimed to improve female pleasure was dismissed as trivial or even dangerous.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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That may seem like a small and unimportant distinction to the non-Macca-heads among us.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
30 Sep. 2025
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Those tests that pick up most cancers tend to pick up other unimportant things as well — and those screening tests that are limited to discovering cancer often miss many people with the disease.—
Cory Franklin,
Twin Cities,
14 Sep. 2025
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In many respects, CDMS users receive the powerful anti-ship capabilities of a surface warfare vessel worth many hundreds of millions of dollars for just a tiny fraction of that price.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Oct. 2025
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Spiders have venom to subdue prey, but the majority have fangs that are too tiny to puncture human skin.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
11 Oct. 2025
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“Insignificant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insignificant. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.
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