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Recent Examples of inconsiderable First, the not inconsiderable frame of Van Dijk, who has been one of the world’s best defenders over the past five years. Tim Bielik, cleveland, 9 Dec. 2022 It was reputedly sold soon thereafter for $15,000, a not inconsiderable sum in 1958. Robert Ross, Robb Report, 5 Dec. 2022 Of course there is the not inconsiderable matter of who, if anyone, becomes the next Black Panther. Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 9 Nov. 2022 Writing in The Washington Post, Adam Taylor explains that although the British government usually collects a not-inconsiderable 40 percent on inheritances exceeding $380,000, Charles won’t pay a cent because he’s exempted. Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 14 Sep. 2022 See All Example Sentences for inconsiderable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inconsiderable
Adjective
  • By a rough count, Flagg played in approximately six different lineups, including some small-ball looks with Dwight Powell at center.
    Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Oct. 2025
  • While there is acknowledgement that smaller teams, such as Norway’s Valarenga, could be on the receiving end of heavy defeats with the shift in format, the benefits of seeing top seeds clash early in the competition mean more overall interest.
    Megan Feringa, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • They are made of cotton with a slight stretch, but still have structure in the front.
    Chaunie Brusie, Parents, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Herro was an All-Star last year while Ball wasn’t; Herro’s injury gives the Hornets a slight edge in these rankings.
    Law Murray, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Russell’s crash in 2023 showed that a minor mistake can wipe you off the podium.
    Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • In susceptible people, the immune system reacts too strongly to minor exposures, creating chronic inflammation.
    Daryl Austin, USA Today, 7 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • There's a low nominal cost, but the fact is there was a really significant cost because of the bureaucracy and time and uncertainty, with a lot of companies tied up with it.
    Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
  • But analysts believe that figure was nominal if anything.
    Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 6 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Shane Hubbard, a UW-Madison research scientist specializing in damage and loss estimation from disasters, said that misunderstandings of what type of insurance offers the most protection result in homeowners being left with hefty bills and little government assistance.
    Tamia Fowlkes, jsonline.com, 6 Oct. 2025
  • The clues have been there from the start, the little touches that aligned Grasso’s bifurcated personality with Tom and Robbie’s.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Probably not, but those HBO dramas, one a reasonably large success and the other a large failure, represent a not-insignificant portion of Scorsese’s output from the past 15 years.
    Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 4 Oct. 2025
  • The taxes and fees for these awards aren’t insignificant.
    Meghan Hunter, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • That may seem like a small and unimportant distinction to the non-Macca-heads among us.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Those tests that pick up most cancers tend to pick up other unimportant things as well — and those screening tests that are limited to discovering cancer often miss many people with the disease.
    Cory Franklin, Twin Cities, 14 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Talk of mounting nuclear readiness towards Russia, which has more atomic weapons than any other country in the world, could overshadow more trifling domestic matters, like the Epstein scandal, for instance.
    Matthew Chance, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2025
  • Pixar has long stood out by bringing something less trifling to theatergoing families.
    David Sims, The Atlantic, 15 July 2025

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“Inconsiderable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inconsiderable. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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