as in negligibility
the quality or state of being unimportant
a tabloid newspaper devoted to people and events of astonishing insignificance
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Recent Examples of insignificance
Another message from Bondi also got under Murphy's skin — not because of its importance, but its insignificance.
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Tom Dreisbach, NPR, 20 Mar. 2025
The compositions prioritize headspace for the sky to take over the frame during exterior shots, communicating Rico’s feeling of insignificance against the immensity of what burdens him.
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 27 Jan. 2025
Without that, you'd be relegated to insignificance.
—John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 13 Jan. 2025
But the film makes its own insignificance a virtue, then uses that to slip us into an unexpectedly moving story.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2025
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Tom Dreisbach, NPR, 20 Mar. 2025
The compositions prioritize headspace for the sky to take over the frame during exterior shots, communicating Rico’s feeling of insignificance against the immensity of what burdens him.
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 27 Jan. 2025
Without that, you'd be relegated to insignificance.
—John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 13 Jan. 2025
But the film makes its own insignificance a virtue, then uses that to slip us into an unexpectedly moving story.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for insignificance
Recent Examples of Synonyms for insignificance
Noun
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Identify every instance of victim language, limitation beliefs, or smallness thinking.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Hawley, who directed the premiere, brings an impressive sense of scale to the action, conveying the hugeness of the spaceship and its urban crash zone, contrasted with the smallness of the figures trying to make their way through the mayhem.—
Noel Murray,
Vulture,
13 Aug. 2025
Noun
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That’s the kind of extreme pettiness that Row Z can firmly get behind.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
19 Aug. 2025
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The American people are seeking solace and inspiration from its leaders, not pettiness and skullduggery.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Aug. 2025
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“Insignificance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insignificance. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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