What is another word for insignificant?
864 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ ˌɪnsɪɡnˈɪfɪkənt], [ ˌɪnsɪɡnˈɪfɪkənt], [ ˌɪ_n_s_ɪ_ɡ_n_ˈɪ_f_ɪ_k_ə_n_t]
The word "insignificant" refers to something that is unimportant or hardly noticeable. There are several synonyms for this word, including trivial, inconsequential, negligible, meaningless, and irrelevant. These words all describe something that is of little importance or consequence. Other synonyms include petty, minor, unremarkable, and insignificant. Each of these words conveys a sense of smallness or insignificance, and may be used to describe a variety of situations or circumstances. Whether discussing a minor issue or a small detail, these words can help to express the idea of something that is insignificant in a clear and effective way.
Synonyms for Insignificant:
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adj.
• despicable • dinky • immaterial • inconspicuous • light • lightweight • low • mean • meaningless • mediocre • mere • no-account • no-good • pitiful • poor • senseless • small-time • sorry • subordinate • unexceptional • unimportant- Flyspeck ,
- banal ,
- fiddling ,
- frivolous ,
- insipid ,
- irrelevant ,
- of no consequence/of little consequence ,
- one-horse ,
- piddling ,
- trifling ,
- trite ,
- trivial ,
- frothy ,
- zipper .
- beside question ,
- in applicable ,
- in significant ,
- in-applicable ,
- in-significant ,
- not issue ,
- not purpose ,
- not the purpose ,
- not to purpose ,
- not to the purpose ,
- off subject ,
- off the subject ,
- un related ,
- un-related ,
- wide mark ,
- wide of point ,
- wide point ,
- wide the mark ,
- wide the point .
- idler ,
- more unhelpful ,
- most unhelpful ,
- un availing ,
- un helpful ,
- un necessary ,
- un productive ,
- un successful ,
- un-availing ,
- un-helpful ,
- un-necessary ,
- un-productive ,
- un-successful .
- gradual ,
- in audible ,
- in discernible ,
- in distinct ,
- in distinguishable ,
- in sensible ,
- in visible ,
- in-audible ,
- in-discernible ,
- in-distinct ,
- in-distinguishable ,
- in-sensible ,
- in-visible ,
- more undetectable ,
- most undetectable ,
- un detectable ,
- un-detectable .
- entrylevel ,
- in adequate ,
- in considerable ,
- in-adequate ,
- in-considerable ,
- in-sufficient ,
- more entry level ,
- more entry-level ,
- more entrylevel ,
- more shoestring ,
- most entry level ,
- most entry-level ,
- most entrylevel ,
- most shoestring ,
- runter ,
- runtest ,
- twobit ,
- un considered ,
- un-considered ,
- wimpier ,
- wimpiest .
- in appurtenant ,
- in apropos ,
- in apter ,
- in aptest ,
- in-appurtenant ,
- in-apropos ,
- in-apter ,
- in-aptest ,
- more garbage ,
- more inappurtenant ,
- more inapropos ,
- most garbage ,
- most inappurtenant ,
- most inapropos ,
- off point ,
- off topic ,
- out order ,
- out place ,
- out side ,
- re-mote ,
- un apter ,
- un aptest ,
- un-apter ,
- un-aptest ,
- un-connected .
- bushest ,
- more nether ,
- more second fiddle ,
- more second string ,
- more second-fiddle ,
- more second-string ,
- more secondfiddle ,
- more secondstring ,
- more third string ,
- more third-string ,
- more thirdstring ,
- most nether ,
- most second fiddle ,
- most second string ,
- most second-fiddle ,
- most second-string ,
- most secondfiddle ,
- most secondstring ,
- most third string ,
- most third-string ,
- most thirdstring ,
- secondfiddle ,
- secondstring ,
- third string ,
- thirdstring ,
- under sized .
- low down ,
- more derisory ,
- more low down ,
- more low-down ,
- more lowdown ,
- more unconsequential ,
- most derisory ,
- most low down ,
- most low-down ,
- most lowdown ,
- most unconsequential ,
- un consequential ,
- un-consequential .
- around circles ,
- going nowhere ,
- in effective ,
- in-effective ,
- more nongermane ,
- most nongermane ,
- needle haystack ,
- non germane ,
- un interesting ,
- un profitable ,
- un-profitable .
- de pendent ,
- de-pendent ,
- more accessory ,
- more backup ,
- more reserve ,
- more substract ,
- more under ,
- most accessory ,
- most backup ,
- most reserve ,
- most substract ,
- most under ,
- re lief ,
- re liefer ,
- re liefest ,
- re serve ,
- re-lief ,
- re-liefer ,
- re-liefest ,
- re-serve ,
- reliefer ,
- reliefest .
- bitsier ,
- bitsiest ,
- bittier ,
- bittiest ,
- itsy bitsy ,
- itsybitsy ,
- itty bitty ,
- ittybitty ,
- more itsy bitsy ,
- more itsy-bitsy ,
- more itsybitsy ,
- more itty bitty ,
- more itty-bitty ,
- more ittybitty ,
- more minikin ,
- more minuscular ,
- more pee wee ,
- more pee-wee ,
- more pint sized ,
- more pint-sized ,
- more pocket size ,
- more pocket-size ,
- more pocketsize ,
- most itsy bitsy ,
- most itsy-bitsy ,
- most itsybitsy ,
- most itty bitty ,
- most itty-bitty ,
- most ittybitty ,
- most minikin ,
- most minuscular ,
- most pee wee ,
- most pee-wee ,
- most pint sized ,
- most pint-sized ,
- most pocket size ,
- most pocket-size ,
- most pocketsize ,
- pee wee ,
- pocket size .
Other synonyms:
- inconsequent .
- little .
Other relevant words:
• inconsequential
• insignificant
• irrelevant
• noun
- Depthless ,
- Designless ,
- Half-hearted ,
- Homoeopathic ,
- Importless ,
- Indistinguished ,
- Low-born ,
- Non-essential ,
- Petit ,
- Picayunish ,
- Purportless ,
- Remissible ,
- Rudimental ,
- Sophomoric ,
- Tolerated ,
- Unconspicuous ,
- Ungifted ,
- Unglorified ,
- Unhandsome ,
- Unhonoured ,
- Unmodish ,
- Unpraised ,
- Unsignificant ,
- Whey-faced ,
- abortive ,
- accessory ,
- additional ,
- adscititious ,
- adventitious ,
- aimless ,
- anaemic ,
- ancillary ,
- anonymous ,
- apparent ,
- asinine ,
- atomic ,
- average ,
- babyish ,
- back burner ,
- bantam ,
- base ,
- base-born ,
- beggarly ,
- beside the point ,
- bodiless ,
- bootless ,
- borderline ,
- bush ,
- bush-league ,
- casual ,
- cheap ,
- cheesy ,
- chicken ,
- childish ,
- close ,
- close-fisted ,
- common ,
- commonplace ,
- contemptible ,
- corpuscular ,
- cosmetic ,
- cursory ,
- dainty ,
- de trop ,
- delicate ,
- despicable ,
- despised ,
- detested ,
- diaphanous ,
- diminished ,
- diminutive ,
- dinky ,
- discreet ,
- disheveled ,
- disliked ,
- dispensable ,
- disposable ,
- disregarded ,
- doubtful ,
- dowdy ,
- dubious ,
- dwarf ,
- dwarfish ,
- elfin ,
- embryonic ,
- empty ,
- enfeebled ,
- evanescent ,
- excusable ,
- expendable ,
- external ,
- extra ,
- extraneous ,
- faint ,
- fair ,
- feeble ,
- few ,
- fine ,
- flimsy ,
- foolish ,
- footling ,
- forgivable ,
- fractional ,
- fragile ,
- frail ,
- frowsy ,
- fruitless ,
- fussy ,
- futile ,
- garbled ,
- gentle ,
- gossamer ,
- graceless ,
- gratuitous ,
- grudging ,
- habitual ,
- half-baked ,
- hated ,
- hazy ,
- hole-and-corner ,
- hole-in-corner ,
- hollow ,
- humble ,
- hypocritical ,
- idle ,
- ignoble ,
- immature ,
- impalpable ,
- imperceptible ,
- implausible ,
- imponderable ,
- improbable ,
- inadequate ,
- inane ,
- inappreciable ,
- incidental ,
- inconsiderable ,
- inconspicuous ,
- indefinite ,
- indifferent ,
- indirect ,
- indistinguishable ,
- ineffective ,
- ineffectual ,
- inefficacious ,
- inelegant ,
- inessential ,
- inexpressive ,
- infantile ,
- inferior ,
- infinitesimal ,
- inglorious ,
- inoperative ,
- insincere ,
- insubstantial ,
- insufficient ,
- intangible ,
- invisible ,
- irresponsible ,
- itsy-bitsy ,
- itty-bitty ,
- junior ,
- juvenile ,
- lame ,
- late ,
- least ,
- lesser ,
- lifeless ,
- light ,
- lightweight ,
- lilliputian ,
- limited ,
- little-known ,
- low ,
- lower ,
- lowercase ,
- lowly ,
- marginal ,
- meager ,
- meagre ,
- mean ,
- mediocre ,
- mere ,
- messy ,
- mickey mouse ,
- micro ,
- microscopic ,
- midget ,
- mild ,
- mingy ,
- mini ,
- miniature ,
- minim ,
- minimal ,
- miniscule ,
- minor ,
- minor league ,
- minuscule ,
- miserable ,
- miserly ,
- modest ,
- molecular ,
- mussy ,
- namby-pamby ,
- nameless ,
- naught ,
- nebulous ,
- needless ,
- negligible ,
- niggardly ,
- niggling ,
- nit-picking ,
- nitty-gritty ,
- no big deal ,
- no great shakes ,
- no-account ,
- no-good ,
- nominal ,
- nondescript ,
- nonessential ,
- nonmeaningful ,
- nonsensical ,
- not important ,
- not much ,
- not worth mentioning ,
- nugatory ,
- null ,
- obscure ,
- of no account ,
- of no moment ,
- ordinary ,
- orthogonal ,
- otiose ,
- out ,
- outmoded ,
- outside ,
- outward ,
- pale ,
- paltry ,
- pardonable ,
- parsimonious ,
- passable ,
- passing ,
- pathetic ,
- peanut ,
- penny ante ,
- peripheral ,
- petite ,
- phatic ,
- picayune ,
- piddly ,
- piffling ,
- pigmy ,
- pint-sized ,
- pintsize ,
- pipsqueak ,
- pitiable ,
- pitiful ,
- plebeian ,
- pocket-sized ,
- pointless ,
- potty ,
- puerile ,
- puny ,
- purposeless ,
- pygmy ,
- reduced ,
- redundant ,
- rejected ,
- remittable ,
- remote ,
- replaceable ,
- respectable ,
- ridiculous ,
- rudimentary ,
- rumpled ,
- ruthful ,
- scant ,
- scanty ,
- scrambled ,
- secondary ,
- selfish ,
- senseless ,
- servile ,
- shabby ,
- shaky ,
- shallow ,
- shoddy ,
- shoestring ,
- short ,
- side ,
- silly ,
- simple ,
- sketchy ,
- skimpy ,
- skin-deep ,
- sleazy ,
- slender ,
- slight ,
- slightest ,
- slim ,
- sloppy ,
- slovenly ,
- small ,
- small beer ,
- small fry ,
- small potato ,
- small potatoes ,
- small-scale ,
- small-time ,
- smaller ,
- smallish ,
- snub ,
- so-so ,
- sparing ,
- sparse ,
- spiritless ,
- sterile ,
- stingy ,
- stinting ,
- styleless ,
- subatomic ,
- subordinate ,
- subservient ,
- subsidiary ,
- superficial ,
- superfluous ,
- supplemental ,
- surface ,
- tacky ,
- tame ,
- tangential ,
- tardy ,
- tasteless ,
- technical ,
- teensy ,
- teensy-weensy ,
- teeny ,
- teeny-weeny ,
- tenuous ,
- thin ,
- tight ,
- tight-fisted ,
- tiny ,
- to no avail ,
- token ,
- tolerable ,
- trashy ,
- trifle ,
- two-bit ,
- twopenny ,
- twopenny-halfpenny ,
- unassuming ,
- unattractive ,
- unavailing ,
- unbecoming ,
- uncalled-for ,
- uncelebrated ,
- uncharitable ,
- unchic ,
- unconsidered ,
- unconvincing ,
- uncool ,
- underage ,
- undersized ,
- undirected ,
- undistinguished ,
- unessential ,
- uneventful ,
- unexalted ,
- unexceptional ,
- unexpressive ,
- unfashionable ,
- unfruitful ,
- ungenerous ,
- unheard-of ,
- unidentified ,
- unimpressive ,
- uninspired ,
- unkempt ,
- unknown ,
- unlikely ,
- unmeaning ,
- unnamed ,
- unnecessary ,
- unneeded ,
- unnoteworthy ,
- unnoticeable ,
- unnoticed ,
- unobservable ,
- unobtrusive ,
- unostentatious ,
- unpopular ,
- unprepossessing ,
- unpretentious ,
- unproductive ,
- unrecognized ,
- unsatisfactory ,
- unsatisfying ,
- unstylish ,
- unsubstantial ,
- unsuccessful ,
- unsung ,
- untidy ,
- useless ,
- vacant ,
- vague ,
- vain ,
- valueless ,
- vanished ,
- venial ,
- vestigial ,
- washed-up ,
- weak ,
- wee ,
- weensy ,
- weeny ,
- wet ,
- wishy-washy ,
- wispy ,
- wretched ,
- wrinkled .
- Deadwood ,
- Minikin ,
- Rimming ,
- Substract ,
- Unconsequential ,
- a notch under ,
- around in circles ,
- beside point ,
- beside the question ,
- big zero ,
- bitsy ,
- bitty ,
- busher ,
- counter-productive ,
- counterproductive ,
- derisory ,
- entry-level ,
- excess baggage ,
- in vicious circle ,
- inappurtenant ,
- inapropos ,
- inconsequential ,
- less important ,
- low-down ,
- lowdown ,
- measly ,
- microbic ,
- minuscular ,
- minute ,
- needle in haystack ,
- nihil ad rem ,
- no biggie ,
- non-germane ,
- nongermane ,
- not at issue ,
- not connected with ,
- not germane ,
- not pertaining to ,
- not pertinent ,
- not serious ,
- of no avail ,
- off the point ,
- off the topic ,
- on the edge ,
- on treadmill ,
- out of place ,
- pee-wee ,
- peewee ,
- pintsized ,
- pocket-size ,
- pocketsize ,
- reedy ,
- second-fiddle ,
- second-string ,
- shrimp ,
- shrimper ,
- suboptimal ,
- third-string ,
- under-sized ,
- undetectable ,
- unhelpful ,
- unimportant ,
- wide of mark ,
- wide of the point ,
- wimpy ,
- without reference ,
- worthless ,
- yea big .
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How to use "Insignificant" in context?
There is no easy answer to what "insignificant" means. To some, it might mean insignificant in the grand scheme of things, a footnote in history. To others, insignificant might mean completely unnoticeable. And for still others, insignificant might mean something that matters a great deal, but is still overshadowed by bigger and more important events. No matter what definition someone uses for "insignificant," there is one thing that is indisputable - it is a word that can make people feel a variety of different emotions.
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Equivalence
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Adjective
irrelevant, minor, minuscule, negligible, nonsignificant, trivial, unimportant, non-significant.
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Proper noun, singular
negligible.
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Adjective
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Forward Entailment
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Adjective
significant.
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Adjective
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Independent
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Adjective
appreciable, benign, considerable, contemptible, derisory, despicable, frivolous, harmless, importance, important, inadequate, inane, incidental, innocuous, insufficient, laughable, limited, little, low, meager, meagre, meaningful, miniscule, minute, modest, nominal, noticeable, pathetic, petty, pointless, ridiculous, scarce, slim, tiny, trace, unlikely, weak.
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Other Related
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Adjective
empty, few, immaterial, inconsequential, inconsiderable, insubstantial, marginal, meaningless, paltry, scant, slight, small, substantial, trifling.
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