as in minor
lacking importance
we figured that the details were unimportant as long as we got the basic design correct
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Recent Examples of unimportant
Basketball was so unimportant and the school was so chintzy that the athletic director, who also was the head football coach, made Sloan pay $107 out of his own pocket to have carpet installed in his dingy office.
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Mike Bianchi, Orlando Sentinel, 20 Mar. 2025
To those who don’t yet own an EV, a robust infrastructure may seem unimportant.
—Wally Rippel, IEEE Spectrum, 4 Mar. 2025
Saying that facts are constructed through social processes is not the same as saying facts are unimportant or made up.
—Jacob Hale Russell, TIME, 4 Mar. 2025
But that’s not because the work of the public sector itself is unimportant.
—Adam Chandler, TIME, 20 Feb. 2025
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Mike Bianchi, Orlando Sentinel, 20 Mar. 2025
To those who don’t yet own an EV, a robust infrastructure may seem unimportant.
—Wally Rippel, IEEE Spectrum, 4 Mar. 2025
Saying that facts are constructed through social processes is not the same as saying facts are unimportant or made up.
—Jacob Hale Russell, TIME, 4 Mar. 2025
But that’s not because the work of the public sector itself is unimportant.
—Adam Chandler, TIME, 20 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unimportant
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unimportant
Adjective
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Three have been discharged, including two who sustained minor injuries while responding to the scene.—
Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
3 May 2025
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The toddlers had suffered puncture wounds and lacerations to their arms and legs, while an 18-year-old woman also had a minor injury to her arm, the release stated.—
Latoya Gayle,
People.com,
2 May 2025
Adjective
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Although set in the small city, the movie was reportedly filmed in several locations in Louisiana.—
Taylor Ardrey,
USA Today,
2 May 2025
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India also unleashed several punitive measures against Pakistan, including suspending its participation in a water-sharing treaty that is critical for its smaller neighbor.—
Anupreeta Das,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
Adjective
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Tesla is all over the news these days but little of it is positive after the company posted its worst results in four years in the first quarter.—
Brooke Crothers,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
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With that, there is little the GOP dominated Congress can or would do to reign Trump in on this abuse of the Act without a veto proof bill shutting down his initiative.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
4 May 2025
Adjective
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Something as trivial as missing a meeting or forgetting to report a change of address becomes the reason they’re denied a fresh start.—
Robert Melvin,
Baltimore Sun,
7 May 2025
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The loophole was called de minimis, which is Latin for something trivial and insignificant.—
Emily Feng,
NPR,
2 May 2025
Adjective
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The promise of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to restore the steep cuts to the World Trade Center Health Program was a worthless lie, betraying the heroes and victims of 9/11.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
6 May 2025
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Eliminating these protections raises the bar for relief and could leave students stuck with debt for worthless credits.—
Shahar Ziv,
Forbes.com,
6 May 2025
Adjective
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In the images, the monuments engraved with species’ names rise like canyon walls above tiny, almost insignificant humans.—
Keridwen Cornelius,
New York Times,
3 May 2025
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Recommended Viewing Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018) Then come the other members of the Thunderbolts team who have smaller — yet not insignificant — roles in the movie.—
Barry Levitt,
Vulture,
1 May 2025
Adjective
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Several rivers that have been flooded in Northern Texas could see a slight bump in water levels over the weekend, according to the National Water Prediction Service.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
3 May 2025
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Despite a slight deceleration in the first quarter of 2025, the growth remained positive, with volume and revenue increasing by 1.1% and 1.52% respectively.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes.com,
3 May 2025
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“Unimportant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unimportant. Accessed 13 May. 2025.
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