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

There’s that vibrancy and, on the other side of the ledger, dead boys, ciphers, unfinished or unfinishable quests.

— Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
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

Definition of cipher

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

In the trailer, the civilians are selling themselves as a new breed of nobodies.

— Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 17 Aug. 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

The image, captured a year earlier by the Hubble Space Telescope, showed UGC 9050-Dw1, a dwarf galaxy some 115 million light-years from Earth.

— Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 26 Aug. 2026
Watching all ten members sing at once is funny the way the seven dwarves all sleeping in their little beds next to each other is funny.

— Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of dwarf

Noun

The brightly colored insects, native to Australia, are small — just fractions of an inch long — with colors that pop under a microscope.

— Brad Balukjian, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2026
Researchers developed new control methods to help the insects not only move in the right direction and turn around, but also remain stable for long enough while delivering the medicine.

— Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 9 Sep. 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

Those are notable numbers for Turek in a state dominated by the GOP for the past decade; Turek has an edge among independent voters and a positive favorability rating compared to Hinson, who is viewed more negatively.

— Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 9 Sep. 2026
Micah Gilbert almost never came off the field and posted modest numbers (three catches, 34 yards).

— The Athletic College Football Staff, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

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