INCONSEQUENTIALITY Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

inconsequentiality

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

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Noun

On Cape Ann, Rothko and Gottlieb thought a lot about the sun, as well as the sea, the sky, and the smallness of human life.

— Sebastian Smee, The Atlantic, 27 Aug. 2026
Both Drake and Lütke rejected Canadian smallness, the reflex that says our cities are minor markets, our companies are acquisition targets, and our culture is a regional dialect of America's.

— Kumaran Nadesan, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

Definition of smallness

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

Definition of inconsequence

Noun

The rooms were part of Kusama’s ongoing exploration of self-obliteration and her career-long ambition to create work that provokes a keen awareness of both one’s individual insignificance and place in the wider cosmic system.

— Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026
Artist Meredith Reynolds believed Platner’s past paled into insignificance when compared with his opponents.

— David Millward, The Washington Examiner, 7 June 2026

Definition of insignificance

Noun

Treating emptiness as sophistication becomes incapable of distinguishing moral from aesthetic judgment.

— Frank Porcu, New York Daily News, 20 Sep. 2026
Markets have seen through the emptiness of Bessent’s remedy, as ‘bond vigilantes’ have driven bond yields even higher despite Bessent’s band-aids.

— Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of emptiness

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