Synonyms for inconsequential
- adjective
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Adjective
1. Unimportant — having no consequence; not consequential; of little importance
unimportant, insignificant, trivial, immaterial, piddling, trifling, negligible, minor, small, frivolous, petty, picayune US, worthless, puerile, illogical, indifferent, paltry, inconsiderable, mean, slight, meager US CA, meagre UK, light
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Definitions
- adj. 1
Having no consequence; not consequential; of little importance.
You will never know the exact atomic time when you started reading this phrase; of course, that's inconsequential.
Related words
- Word family
- inconsequentially
Example sentences
- trivial The conclusion may seem trivial: Esperanto exists.
- insignificant There is no such thing as an insignificant detail.
- unimportant This detail is unimportant. You can safely omit it.
- immaterial Age is immaterial, unless you're a bottle of wine.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| inconsequential | steady | |
| trivial | rising | |
| insignificant | falling | |
| unimportant | falling | |
| immaterial | falling | |
| inconsequent | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- mean1
- 5 letters
- small1, light1, minor2, petty2
- 6 letters
- slight1, meager2, paltry2, meagre
- 7 letters
- trivial3, puerile2
- 8 letters
- trifling2, picayune3, piddling3
- 9 letters
- worthless2, frivolous3, illogical4
- 10 letters
- negligible4, immaterial5
- 11 letters
- indifferent3, unimportant4
- 12 letters
- inconsequent
- 13 letters
- insignificant5
- 14 letters
- inconsiderable
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (minor2 = 2 syllables).