as in minor
lacking importance
we figured that the details were unimportant as long as we got the basic design correct
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Recent Examples of unimportant
The most important & unimportant poetry transpires when water & mirror separate you
into layers.
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Terrance Hayes, New Yorker, 19 May 2025
Since Subway Takes is about strongly doubling down on spicy — and often unimportant — opinions, the podcast takes that format a step further by including a longer version of a filmed Subway Takes episode and then letting Rahma and Kuo chitchat with mics.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 26 Mar. 2025
And, with a range of darker shades often deemed unimportant to beauty brands, James says accurate shades are in the cards for L’Oreal Paris.
—India Espy-Jones, Essence, 28 Apr. 2025
Farming out certain creative development processes to AI felt not only ethically wrong but also like key cognitive stages were being lost, skipped over, considered unimportant.
—New Atlas, 25 May 2025
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Terrance Hayes, New Yorker, 19 May 2025
Since Subway Takes is about strongly doubling down on spicy — and often unimportant — opinions, the podcast takes that format a step further by including a longer version of a filmed Subway Takes episode and then letting Rahma and Kuo chitchat with mics.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 26 Mar. 2025
And, with a range of darker shades often deemed unimportant to beauty brands, James says accurate shades are in the cards for L’Oreal Paris.
—India Espy-Jones, Essence, 28 Apr. 2025
Farming out certain creative development processes to AI felt not only ethically wrong but also like key cognitive stages were being lost, skipped over, considered unimportant.
—New Atlas, 25 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unimportant
Adjective
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Besides the home advantage, Pia Sundhage’s side had a minor edge on goal difference, which meant a draw would be enough for them.—
Neel Shelat,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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Right now, a handful of attorneys are exploiting our legal system, filing thousands of cookie-cutter lawsuits against businesses for minor technical violations.—
Aaron Hichman,
Mercury News,
12 July 2025
Adjective
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This ultra-lightweight chair weighs just 3 pounds and packs into a carrying case the size of a small purse.—
Melanie Fincher,
Southern Living,
12 July 2025
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In a small bowl, whisk together olive oil, lemon juice, black pepper and garlic powder.—
Bethany Thayer,
Freep.com,
12 July 2025
Adjective
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This time, however, the mound visit had little effect.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 July 2025
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But most of the middle part is missing, and there’s little to explain how the event unfolded from one stage to the next.—
Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi,
Discover Magazine,
5 July 2025
Adjective
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Abandoning a cash cow for an unproven idea is not a trivial undertaking.—
Zain Jaffer,
Forbes.com,
7 July 2025
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Barbie; Mission: Impossible: The Final Reckoning; and F1: The Movie are intentionally trivial.—
Armond White,
National Review,
4 July 2025
Adjective
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The incumbents protect the fort until the fort is worthless (cliche cf.—
Forrester,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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Barring a last-second surprise, their bets are scheduled to expire worthless when the clock strikes 11 p.m. Texas local time.—
Christiaan Hetzner,
Fortune,
30 June 2025
Adjective
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The general exhaustion consuming investors after months on a hair trigger isn’t an insignificant factor driving that view, according to several market participants, who nonetheless expressed little anxiety about the optimism that has driven stocks to record highs.—
Phil Mattingly,
CNN Money,
8 July 2025
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That rise is pretty much insignificant, historically speaking.—
Michael Foster,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
Adjective
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And when detecting the artist approaching flow, the device would emit a subtle cue — a slight change in the sound of their instrument or the lighting — to give the brain a subconscious boost and thereby accelerate and enhance one’s immersion into flow.—
Brandon Sneed,
Rolling Stone,
6 July 2025
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Obviously, the lack of IBIS won't matter in the slightest for astrophotography.—
Kimberley Lane,
Space.com,
4 July 2025
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“Unimportant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unimportant. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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