ignorable

adjective

Definition of ignorablenext
as in harmless

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Recent Examples of ignorable In an interview with Willamette Week, Doran likened Visible Cloaks’ approach to Brian Eno’s concept of ambient music being both ignorable and interesting, holding one’s attention by not holding it at all. — Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 22 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ignorable
  1. harmless
  2. unimportant
  3. tolerable
  4. insignificant
  5. trivial
Adjective
  • But the seemingly harmless weekend turns into a game of manipulation, and power games.
    — Annika Pham, Variety, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Workers are divided over whether the drink is harmless or a breach of professional etiquette—and recruiters are split, too.
    — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of harmless
Adjective
  • The Analyst can spend all their time answering urgent but unimportant requests.
    — Dev Patnaik, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
  • Wright agrees that the findings shouldn’t be interpreted to mean that omega-3s are unimportant for the brain.
    — Mira Miller, Verywell Health, 14 July 2026
Definition of unimportant
Adjective
  • On the pod, Liao and Cheny come together — sometimes joined by their funniest friends — to debate the chaos of modern social behavior, how to be slightly better humans, and the art of being a tolerable person.
    — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Just like there are only 12 notes in an octave, there are only so many words, concepts, and tolerable puns that beauty brands can come up with to identify and market their products.
    — Marci Robin, Allure, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of tolerable
Adjective
  • During the Eaton fire, the laboratory shut down for two weeks — which is not insignificant for a lab that tracks hold-ups in days.
    — Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Sports can seem ridiculously insignificant at moments like that.
    — Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of insignificant
Adjective
  • What begins as a trivial disagreement reaches new proportions regarding how far a lack of dialogue can drive people.
    — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 25 Sep. 2026
  • The book leans on research about decision fatigue—the idea that even trivial choices drain the mental capacity available for harder ones—to argue that the sheer volume of daily inputs, not just their content, has a cost.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of trivial

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“Ignorable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ignorable. Accessed 3 Oct. 2026.

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