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inconsequential

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of inconsequential

1 lacking importance

  • thatʼs an inconsequential problem compared to the other issues
Synonyms of inconsequential

fiddling, foolish, frivolous, incidental, inconsiderable, insignificant, little, Mickey Mouse, minor, minute, negligible, nugatory, slight, small, small-fry, trifling, trivial, unimportant
Words Related to inconsequential

jerkwater, one-horse

nickel-and-dime, paltry, petty, small-time, worthless

anonymous, nameless, obscure, uncelebrated, unknown
Phrases Synonymous with inconsequential

neither here nor there
Near Antonyms of inconsequential

decisive, fatal, fateful

chief, dominant, overbearing, overmastering, overriding, principal

distinctive, exceptional, impressive, outstanding, prominent, remarkable

valuable, worthwhile, worthy

distinguished, eminent, great, illustrious, preeminent, prestigious

famous, notorious, renowned

all-important, basic, essential, fundamental, key
Antonyms of inconsequential

big, consequential, eventful, important, major, material, meaningful, momentous, significant, substantial, unfrivolous, weighty

2 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 of inconsequential

chicken, de minimis, footling, inconsiderable, insignificant, measly, Mickey Mouse, minute, negligible, niggling, no-account, nominal, paltry, peanut, petty, picayune, piddling, piddly, piffling, pimping, slight, trifling, trivial
Words Related to inconsequential

inferior, mean

imperceptible, inappreciable

little, puny, tiny

hairsplitting, nitpicking, pettifogging, quibbling

one-horse, small-fry, two-bit
Near Antonyms of inconsequential

serious, substantial, weighty

eventful, momentous, pivotal

conspicuous, noteworthy, outstanding, prominent, remarkable, striking

appreciable, discernible (also discernable), measurable
Antonyms of inconsequential

big, consequential, considerable, important, material, significant

3 not using or following good reasoning

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

fallacious, illegitimate, illogical, inconsequent, invalid, irrational, nonrational, unreasonable, unreasoning, unsound, weak
Words Related to inconsequential

eristic (also eristical), misleading, sophistic (or sophistical), specious

half-baked, ill-advised, misguided, unconsidered, unreasoned

inconsistent

absurd, asinine, foolish, meaningless, nonsensical, preposterous, reasonless, senseless, silly

Kafkaesque, odd, peculiar, strange, surreal, unusual, weird

insane, mad, nutty, wacky (also whacky)

disordered, disorganized, rambling, random

unconvincing

inexplicable, unaccountable, unexplainable
Near Antonyms of inconsequential

commonsense, sane, sensible, sober, wise

enlightened, informed, just, justified, reasoned

ordered, organized

clear, cogent, compelling, convincing, credible, persuasive, plausible, satisfying, solid

certain, sure, true

confirmed, corroborated, demonstrated, established, substantiated, validated
Antonyms of inconsequential

logical, rational, reasonable, sound, valid, well-founded, well-grounded

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