Synonyms of inconsequential

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adjective

1

as in minor

lacking importance

that's an inconsequential problem compared to the other issues

Synonyms & Similar Words

• minor
• small
• little
• unimportant
• trivial
• slight
• worthless
• insignificant
• incidental
• frivolous
• negligible
• trifling
• inconsiderable
• foolish
• nugatory
• petty
• minute
• small-fry
• Mickey Mouse
• neither here nor there
• fiddling
• one-horse
• obscure
• small-time
• anonymous
• unknown
• jerkwater
• paltry
• nickel-and-dime
• nameless
• uncelebrated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• important
• major
• significant
• substantial
• meaningful
• consequential
• momentous
• big
• fatal
• eventful
• weighty
• decisive
• material
• dominant
• fateful
• principal
• outstanding
• remarkable
• impressive
• valuable
• prominent
• chief
• exceptional
• worthy
• overriding
• overbearing
• worthwhile
• distinctive
• unfrivolous
• great
• eminent
• basic
• fundamental
• distinguished
• essential
• famous
• illustrious
• prestigious
• overmastering
• key
• notorious
• all-important
• renowned
• preeminent

2

as in nominal

so small or unimportant as to warrant little or no attention

an inconsequential error that does nothing to lessen the value of the report

Synonyms & Similar Words

• nominal
• slight
• trivial
• insignificant
• petty
• tiny
• negligible
• trifling
• inconsiderable
• piddling
• piffling
• minute
• niggling
• footling
• paltry
• picayune
• measly
• piddly
• pimping
• Mickey Mouse
• chicken
• imperceptible
• peanut
• no-account
• de minimis
• inappreciable
• puny
• little
• inferior
• mean
• pettifogging
• small-fry
• nitpicking
• quibbling
• one-horse
• hairsplitting
• two-bit

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• important
• significant
• considerable
• big
• serious
• substantial
• consequential
• material
• momentous
• pivotal
• outstanding
• noteworthy
• remarkable
• conspicuous
• prominent
• striking
• weighty
• appreciable
• eventful
• measurable
• discernible
• discernable

3

as in unreasonable

not using or following good reasoning

an inconsequential line of argument that did little to further the prosecution's case

Synonyms & Similar Words

• unreasonable
• irrational
• unreasoning
• illegitimate
• misleading
• weak
• absurd
• illogical
• silly
• unreasoned
• foolish
• meaningless
• invalid
• inconsequent
• fallacious
• nonrational
• weird
• unusual
• odd
• inconsistent
• unsound
• strange
• sophistical
• specious
• misguided
• sophistic
• random
• unconsidered
• nonsensical
• asinine
• surreal
• insane
• eristical
• inexplicable
• preposterous
• ill-advised
• unconvincing
• eristic
• unaccountable
• disorganized
• unexplainable
• half-baked
• nutty
• mad
• reasonless
• whacky
• disordered
• peculiar
• senseless
• wacky
• rambling
• Kafkaesque

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• reasonable
• logical
• valid
• rational
• sound
• wise
• sensible
• sane
• justified
• sober
• just
• reasoned
• plausible
• compelling
• enlightened
• certain
• informed
• solid
• well-grounded
• clear
• satisfying
• convincing
• true
• well-founded
• persuasive
• credible
• commonsense
• cogent
• sure
• organized
• ordered
• demonstrated
• confirmed
• established
• validated
• substantiated
• corroborated

inconsequentiality

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noun

as in negligibility

the quality or state of being unimportant

the inconsequentiality of a question before the council seemed to have no bearing upon the amount of time wasted discussing it

Synonyms & Similar Words

• negligibility
• smallness
• inconsequence
• insignificance
• pettiness
• emptiness
• triviality
• immateriality
• littleness
• slightness
• nullity
• inconsiderableness
• worthlessness
• insignificancy
• valuelessness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• importance
• significance
• moment
• consequence
• magnitude
• weight
• import
• value
• bigness
• weightiness
• substance
• worth