Synonyms of inconsequence

inconsequence 1 of 2

noun

(ˌ)in-ˈkän(t)-sə-ˌkwen(t)s 

as in negligibility

the quality or state of being unimportant

up to that point his life had been one largely marked by inconsequence

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

in consequence

2 of 2

phrase

as in so

for this or that reason

She got a flat tire on the way to work; in consequence, she arrived an hour late.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• so
• therefore
• thus
• hence
• consequently
• accordingly
• wherefore
• ergo
• thereupon

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of inconsequence

Noun

Kushner heaps flashback upon flashback; minor characters flare promisingly to life—a creepy uncle of Lucien’s, a disgruntled ex-Moulinard—before sputtering out, victims of their own inconsequence. — Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024

Linda, frustrated by her life of inconsequence, seeks refuge in a snack pack of sour cream and onion chips because all feelings are edible on Impeachment. — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 21 Sep. 2021

Gopis — the lovely female cowherds that exist in Hindu mythology in the role of flirts and lovers of the god Krishna — free themselves from their narrative inconsequence, becoming powerful and even aggressive rather than merely decorative. — New York Times, 19 Aug. 2021

Revivals endow the past with the charm of distance and inconsequence. — Christopher Lasch, Harper's Magazine, 22 June 2021