Synonyms for unimportant
- adjective
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Adjective
1. Trivial — petty; not important or noteworthy
trivial, insignificant, inconsequential, petty, immaterial, minor, irrelevant, trifling, indifferent, small, inconsiderable, superficial, negligible, frivolous, paltry, idle, light, piddling, mean, slight, poor, pitiful
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Definitions
- adj. 1
petty; not important or noteworthy
Example sentences
- petty Sami started getting into trouble for petty theft.
- trivial The conclusion may seem trivial: Esperanto exists.
- insignificant There is no such thing as an insignificant detail.
- inconsequential The things he says are entirely inconsequential.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| unimportant | falling | |
| petty | steady | |
| trivial | rising | |
| insignificant | falling | |
| inconsequential | steady | |
| nonimportant | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- mean1, poor1, idle2
- 5 letters
- small1, light1, minor2, petty2, potty2
- 6 letters
- slight1, paltry2
- 7 letters
- trivial3, pitiful3
- 8 letters
- trifling2, piddling3
- 9 letters
- frivolous3
- 10 letters
- irrelevant4, negligible4, immaterial5
- 11 letters
- superficial4, indifferent3
- 12 letters
- nonimportant
- 13 letters
- insignificant5
- 14 letters
- inconsiderable
- 15 letters
- inconsequential5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (idle2 = 2 syllables).