unimportant

Meaning

petty; not important or noteworthy

Opposite of
important
Synonyms

insignificant
C2
trivial
C2
trifling
31k
minor
B2
inconsequential
37k
negligible
37k
inconsiderable
slight
B2
paltry
30k
small
A1
petty
B2
little
A1
immaterial
26k
secondary
C1
fiddling
21k
marginal
30k
meaningless
C1
irrelevant
C1
small-time
C2
worthless
B2
unimpressive
potty
C2
frivolous
C2
nickel-and-dime
niggling
unessential
unimposing
piddling
uninfluential
unnecessary
C1
useless
B1
footling
dispensable

of no account

no matter
nonessential
nonsignificant
no problem
nugatory
obscene
C2
ordinary
B1
picayune
piffling
scanty
slender
C2
subordinate
20k
subsidiary
30k
trashy
21k
trite
33k
unreliable
C2
Translations

unwichtig
insignifiant
insignificante

ασήμαντος

onbelangrijk
insignificante
belanglos
unwesentlich
unbedeutend
mineur

sans importance

fútil
goedaardig

sin importancia

Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˌʌnɪmˈpɔːtənt/
Etymology

From un- + important.

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