| Main Entry: | unimportant |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | of no real worth, value |
Synonyms: |
beside the point, casual, frivolous, frothy, immaterial, inconsequential, inconsiderable, indifferent, insignificant, irrelevant, little, low-ranking, meaningless, minor, minute, negligible, nonessential, nothing*, nugatory, null, of no account, of no consequence, paltry, petty, picayune, second-rate, shoestring, slight, trifling, trivial, unnecessary, useless, worthless, zero*, zilch, zip |
Antonyms: |
big, important, relevant, serious, useful, worthwhile |
| Main Entry: | beside the point |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not pertaining to |
Synonyms: |
beside the question, extraneous, immaterial, inapplicable, incidental, inconsequential, insignificant, irrelevant, nihil ad rem, not at issue, not important, not to the purpose, off the subject, pointless, unimportant, unrelated, wide of the mark, wide of the point |
| Main Entry: | dispensable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not necessary; able to be thrown away |
Synonyms: |
disposable, excessive, expendable, minor, needless, nonessential, removable, superfluous, trivial, unimportant, unnecessary, unrequired, useless |
Antonyms: |
indispensable, irreplaceable, necessary, needed, useful |
| Main Entry: | expendable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not important |
Synonyms: |
dispensable, disposable, excess, inessential, nonessential, replaceable, superfluous, unimportant |
Antonyms: |
important, indispensable, necessary, useful |
| Main Entry: | frivolous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | trivial, silly |
Synonyms: |
barmy, childish, dizzy*, empty-headed, facetious, featherbrained, flighty, flip, flippant, foolish, gay, giddy*, harebrained, idiotic, idle, ill-considered, impractical, juvenile, light, light-minded, minor, niggling, nonserious, not serious, paltry, peripheral, petty, playful, pointless, puerile, scatterbrained, senseless, shallow, sportive, superficial, tongue-in-cheek, unimportant, unprofound, volatile, whimsical |
Antonyms: |
grave, mature, sensible, serious, solemn, thoughtful, wise |
| Main Entry: | futile |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | hopeless, pointless |
Synonyms: |
abortive, barren, bootless, delusive, empty, exhausted, forlorn, fruitless, hollow, idle, impracticable, impractical, in vain, ineffective, ineffectual, insufficient, no dice, nugatory, on a treadmill, otiose, out the window, profitless, resultless, save one's breath, sterile, to no avail, to no effect, to no purpose, trifling, trivial, unavailing, unimportant, unneeded, unproductive, unprofitable, unreal, unsatisfactory, unsubstantial, unsuccessful, useless, vain, valueless, worthless |
Antonyms: |
fruitful, hopeful, productive, profitable |
| Main Entry: | humble |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | poor, inferior |
Synonyms: |
base, beggarly, common, commonplace, contemptible, humdrum, ignoble, inglorious, insignificant, little, low, low-born, low-ranking, lowly, meager, mean, measly, menial, miserable, modest, obscure, ordinary, paltry, petty, pitiful, plebeian, proletarian, puny, rough, scrubby, seemly, servile, severe, shabby, simple, small, sordid, trivial, unassuming, uncouth, underprivileged, undistinguished, unfit, unimportant, unpretentious, unrefined, vulgar, wretched |
Antonyms: |
luxurious, rich, superior |
| Main Entry: | immaterial |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | irrelevant |
Synonyms: |
extraneous, foreign, impertinent, inapplicable, inapposite, inappropriate, inconsequential, inconsiderable, inconsiderate, inessential, insignificant, irrelative, matter of indifference, meaningless, no big deal, no never mind, of no account, of no consequence, of no importance, trifling, trivial, unimportant, unnecessary |
Antonyms: |
essential, important, material, meaningful, relevant, substantial |
| Main Entry: | inconsequential/inconsiderable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | of no significance |
Synonyms: |
casual, dinky, entry-level, exiguous, immaterial, inadequate, inappreciable, inconsequent, insignificant, insufficient, light, little, measly, minor, negligible, paltry, petty, picayune, puny, runt, scanty, shoestring, skimpy, small, small potatoes, small-time, trifling, trivial, two-bit, unconsidered, unimportant, wimpy, worthless |
Antonyms: |
consequential, considerable, important, significant |
| Main Entry: | insignificant |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not important; of no consequence |
Synonyms: |
casual, immaterial, inappreciable, inconsequential, inconsiderable, infinitesimal, irrelevant, lesser, light, lightweight, little, meager, meaningless, minim, minimal, minor, minuscule, minute, negligible, nondescript, nonessential, not worth mentioning, nugatory, paltry, petty, pointless, purportless, scanty, secondary, senseless, small, trifling, trivial, unimportant, unsubstantial |
Antonyms: |
consequential, important, significant, substantial, valuable |