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insignificant

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of insignificant

1 lacking importance

  • an insignificant detail that we can safely ignore
Synonyms of insignificant

fiddling, foolish, frivolous, incidental, inconsequential, inconsiderable, little, Mickey Mouse, minor, minute, negligible, nugatory, slight, small, small-fry, trifling, trivial, unimportant
Words Related to insignificant

jerkwater, one-horse

nickel-and-dime, paltry, petty, small-time, worthless

anonymous, nameless, obscure, uncelebrated, unknown
Phrases Synonymous with insignificant

neither here nor there
Near Antonyms of insignificant

decisive, fatal, fateful

chief, dominant, overbearing, overmastering, overriding, principal

distinctive, exceptional, impressive, outstanding, prominent, remarkable

valuable, worthwhile, worthy

distinguished, eminent, great, illustrious, preeminent, prestigious

famous, notorious, renowned

all-important, basic, essential, fundamental, key
Antonyms of insignificant

big, consequential, eventful, important, major, material, meaningful, momentous, significant, substantial, unfrivolous, weighty

2 so small or unimportant as to warrant little or no attention

  • the insignificant wear on the dollʼs face does nothing to diminish its considerable value as an antique
Synonyms of insignificant

chicken, de minimis, footling, inconsequential, inconsiderable, measly, Mickey Mouse, minute, negligible, niggling, no-account, nominal, paltry, peanut, petty, picayune, piddling, piddly, piffling, pimping, slight, trifling, trivial
Words Related to insignificant

inferior, mean

imperceptible, inappreciable

little, puny, tiny

hairsplitting, nitpicking, pettifogging, quibbling

one-horse, small-fry, two-bit
Near Antonyms of insignificant

serious, substantial, weighty

eventful, momentous, pivotal

conspicuous, noteworthy, outstanding, prominent, remarkable, striking

appreciable, discernible (also discernable), measurable
Antonyms of insignificant

big, consequential, considerable, important, material, significant

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