IGNORABLE Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

ignorable

adjective

Definition of ignorable

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

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Adjective

These symptoms can have harmless explanations, and Midnight Mimosa may operate without obvious warning signs.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026
This allows the system to identify actions that may appear harmless individually but become dangerous in context.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of harmless

Adjective

Excessive aluminum exposure can affect the nervous system, kidneys, and bones, and the European Food Safety Authority (the agency whose assessments inform EU regulations) has established a tolerable weekly intake.

— Randi Gollin, Martha Stewart, 21 Oct. 2026
While no postponements or cancellations have been announced, security teams are undoubtedly assessing what level of risk is tolerable for the titans of the global economy.

— Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of tolerable

Adjective

Although that may sound insignificant, today’s technology would not exist without the underlying basic research.

— Mattanjah de Vries, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026
One even found that there's a not-insignificant relationship between having a larger analytics staff and winning more games.

— Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of insignificant

Adjective

These sounds are strange bedfellows, but the delirium rarely feels indulgent or trivial.

— Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 26 Oct. 2026
Wiring the Teensy to the magnetic-imaging tile was trivial, only complicated by the fact that one side of the board has a silk-screen error that misidentifies the SPI connections (SparkFun says this will be fixed in future runs of the board).

— Stephen Cass, IEEE Spectrum, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of trivial

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