English

Adjective

Sense: insignificant; not important; not having a noticeable effect.

Synonyms

• base
• contemptible
• foolish   [⇒ thesaurus]
• for the birds(informal)
• futile   [⇒ thesaurus]
• frivolous
• idle
• ignorable
• immaterial
• inconsequential
• inconsiderable
• indifferent
• insignificant
• like a fart in a windstorm
• meager
• mean   [⇒ thesaurus]
• minor   [⇒ thesaurus]
• negligible
• nothingburger(originally and chiefly US, informal)
• nondescript
• paltry
• petty
• picayune
• picayunish
• piddly
• pissant
• pitiful
• pointless
• silly
• simple(archaic)
• slight
• tin-pot(informal)
• trifling
• trivial
• two-bit(US, slang)
• unimportant
• unweighty
• vain   [⇒ thesaurus]
• worthless   [⇒ thesaurus]
• wretched

Antonyms

• important   [⇒ thesaurus]
• significant
• weighty
• noteworthy
• consequential

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