insignificant
/,insig'nifikənt/
Definition
- Adjective:
- Lacking importance, meaning, or impact: Describes something so small, trivial, or unimportant that it can be safely ignored or has no meaningful effect.
- Not worthy of attention or notice: Describes something that is too minor or inconsequential to merit consideration.
- Signifying nothing; meaningless: Describes something that carries no real meaning, message, or force.
Examples of Usage
- Adjective:
- The difference in their scores was insignificant. (The difference was so small it did not matter.)
- He felt his contribution was insignificant compared to the team's overall effort. (He felt his contribution was too minor to be important.)
- The changes to the document were insignificant and did not alter its meaning. (The changes were trivial and meaningless.)
Advanced Usage
- Statistically insignificant: In research, a result so small it could be due to chance rather than a specific cause.
- The correlation between the two factors was found to be statistically insignificant.
- To make someone feel insignificant: To cause someone to feel unimportant or powerless.
- The vastness of the universe can make our daily problems seem insignificant.
Variants and Related Words
- Insignificance (noun): The state or quality of being insignificant.
- He was frustrated by the insignificance of his role in the large corporation.
- Insignificantly (adverb): In an insignificant manner.
- The price increased only insignificantly.
Synonyms
- Trivial: Of little value or importance.
- Negligible: So small or unimportant as to be not worth considering.
- Inconsequential: Not important or significant.
- Minor: Lesser in importance, seriousness, or significance.
- Petty: Of little importance; trivial (often with a negative connotation of being overly concerned with small matters).
Antonyms
- Significant: Sufficiently great or important to be worthy of attention.
- Important: Of great significance or value.
- Major: Important, serious, or significant.
- Meaningful: Having meaning, significance, or purpose.
Related Idioms and Phrases
- A drop in the ocean/bucket: An amount so small it is insignificant in relation to the whole.
- Our donation was just a drop in the ocean compared to the total needed.
- Make a mountain out of a molehill: To treat a minor issue as if it were a significant problem.
- You're making a mountain out of a molehill; it's an insignificant mistake.
Adjective
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devoid of importance, meaning, or force
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of little importance or influence or power; of minor status
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a minor, insignificant bureaucrat
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peanut politicians
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signifying nothing
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insignificant sounds
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not worthy of notice
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