INSIGNIFICANCY Synonyms: 86 Similar and Opposite Words

insignificancy

noun

ˌin(t)-sig-ˈni-fi-kən(t)-sē

Definition of insignificancy

as in cipher

a person of no importance or influence forced to face the fact that he would always be an insignificancy in such a large law firm, he decided to strike out on his own

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as in negligibility

the quality or state of being unimportant we shouldn't even be talking about a matter of such patent insignificancy

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Noun

But in my view, our relationships to animals, whose lives are untouched by the existential woes and artifices of personhood, are the richest and most evident ciphers for our own often inscrutable psyches.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 June 2026
Consider a dashboard that shows applications, including keys and libraries; network traffic protocols and ciphers; hardware, such as HSMs and TPMs; and third-party dependencies, including cryptographic or software bills of materials.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026

Definition of cipher

Noun

But there’s an element of the hotel's smallness that has an environmental benefit that almost no one has talked about.

— Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026
The designer said she was inspired by the smallness of the human compared to the universe’s vastness.

— Rachel Tashjian, CNN Money, 12 Mar. 2026

Definition of smallness

Noun

Yvonne and Nick’s disastrous wedding dinner is the day the cast went from nobodies to actual practitioners of the reality-television arts and sciences.

— Brian Moylan, Vulture, 1 July 2026
Despite the tragicomic instability and the rotating cast of nobodies temporarily tasked with running the country, when seen in macroeconomic terms, Peru appears to be doing just fine, thank you.

— Daniel Alarcón, New Yorker, 4 June 2026

Definition of nobody

Noun

And the question is whether the planets even have atmospheres, because M dwarfs are quite active.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 9 July 2026
Fell also recommends using tall plants for support, including okra or sweet corn; dwarf varieties of corn are known to do well in containers.

— Martha Ross, Mercury News, 8 July 2026

Definition of dwarf

Noun

The Gforce Jersey Travel Blanket provides a comfortable layer between me and aggressive air while remaining lightweight enough for year-round use.

— Brandon Schultz, Travel + Leisure, 6 July 2026
In June 2024, the UFC matched Makhachev against former interim UFC lightweight titleholder Dustin Poirier.

— Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026

Definition of lightweight

Noun

Whole limbs were frocked with ochre insects like coppery Christmas-tree decorations.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 July 2026
Most problems with hydrangeas are not caused by a disease or an insect but by poor growing conditions, incorrect care, weather extremes, and soggy soil.

— Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 15 July 2026

Definition of insect

Noun

While CinemaCon 2026 brought us exciting news about new films, it was also bogged down with status quo nothings about how Amazon MGM still hasn’t found a new James Bond.

— Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2026
When Dana, who, like Virginia, had been successful in writing pleasant but undistinguished nothings—in her case, songs for Billy Rose’s revues—decided to try taking on more serious music by studying with Boulanger, Virginia entered a deep downward spiral.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 Jan. 2026

Definition of nothing

Noun

That was the number filed against College Park in all of 2024.

— Reed Williams, AJC.com, 15 July 2026
Brands are hiring cautiously after layoffs and restructurings; rising graduate numbers are vastly outweighing entry-level job openings; and AI is rapidly reshaping hiring across industries.

— Cami Fateh, Vogue, 15 July 2026

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