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
How, exactly, Olandria Carthen found herself at the Bridgerton premiere in Paris is unimportant.
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Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 14 Jan. 2026
So don’t be constantly absorbed in your phone, for one, which can make others feel unimportant.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 25 Dec. 2025
Brentford versus Burnley; the most important of all the unimportant football matches.
—Tim Spiers, New York Times, 1 Dec. 2025
Prosecutors deemed the ammo unrelated and unimportant, while Baldwin’s lawyers maintained that the evidence had been intentionally buried.
—Addie Morfoot, Variety, 10 Nov. 2025
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Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 14 Jan. 2026
So don’t be constantly absorbed in your phone, for one, which can make others feel unimportant.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 25 Dec. 2025
Brentford versus Burnley; the most important of all the unimportant football matches.
—Tim Spiers, New York Times, 1 Dec. 2025
Prosecutors deemed the ammo unrelated and unimportant, while Baldwin’s lawyers maintained that the evidence had been intentionally buried.
—Addie Morfoot, Variety, 10 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unimportant
Adjective
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After acquiring veteran pitcher Mitch Spence from the Athletics on Thursday, the Royals stayed busy Friday by signing lefty pitcher John Means to a minor-league deal.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
14 Feb. 2026
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The driver, who was believed to have had a medical emergency prior to the accident, was transported to a local hospital with minor injuries.—
Nicole Buss,
Sacbee.com,
14 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Caudle told The Associated Press in a recent interview that his vision is to deploy smaller, newer ships when possible instead of consistently turning to huge aircraft carriers.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Feb. 2026
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The small edit stood out for its playful party spirit and the brand was instantly associated to a sense of fun and maximalism unusual in the Scandinavian fashion scene.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
13 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The little sluiceways through the shoals were only a few inches deep, so the coontail moss was also that much closer to the surface.—
Bryan Hendricks,
Arkansas Online,
15 Feb. 2026
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That polarization leaves little margin for prosecutorial missteps.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
15 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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And what may be trivial to you may be important enough to Mamdani to not be changed.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
10 Feb. 2026
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Join us in guessing the outcome of mostly trivial questions about Super Bowl LX.—
Brandon Funston,
New York Times,
8 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Otherwise, the cease-fire would feel worthless to many Ukrainians, merely giving Russia a chance to prepare for another invasion.—
Simon Shuster,
The Atlantic,
12 Feb. 2026
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Life itself being worthless, all things with it, that feed it, are worthless.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The shifts from one poll to another have been almost insignificant in isolation and easily within the surveys’ margin of error.—
Craig Gilbert,
jsonline.com,
9 Feb. 2026
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The day before Thanksgiving his daughter, out of the blue, verbally attacked me over something insignificant.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Denver Post,
7 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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For the latter, a 2023 meta-analysis found that even a slight bump in the average monthly temperature can lead to increases in suicide and suicidal behavior.—
Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
14 Feb. 2026
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Washington has made a slight improvement on defense, especially as a rim protector, but there’s more room for Washington to regain his footing during the final quarter of the season.—
Mike Curtis,
Dallas Morning News,
14 Feb. 2026
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“Unimportant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unimportant. Accessed 18 Feb. 2026.
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