insignificant

adjective

in·​sig·​nif·​i·​cant ˌin(t)-sig-ˈni-fi-kənt 

: not significant: such as

a

: lacking meaning or import

b

: small in size, quantity, or number

c

: not worth considering : unimportant

d

: lacking weight, position, or influence : contemptible

insignificantly adverb

Synonyms

• fiddling
• foolish
• frivolous
• incidental
• inconsequential
• inconsiderable
• little
• Mickey Mouse
• minor
• minute
• negligible
• nugatory
• slight
• small
• small-fry
• trifling
• trivial
• unimportant

Examples of insignificant in a Sentence

They lost an insignificant amount of money.

Looking up at the stars always makes me feel so small and insignificant.

These problems are not insignificant.

Recent Examples on the Web

The number of Blacks polled is statistically insignificant in comparison with all other races polled. —Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Feb. 2025

The service isn’t a sudden response to recent discourse around healthcare in the music industry, though the timing isn’t insignificant. —Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 13 Feb. 2025

Stiller often frames the journey from above, depicting the refiners as small, insignificant blobs moving in tandem across the harsh and unforgiving landscape. —Erin Qualey, Vulture, 7 Feb. 2025

Though mundane events such as accelerating bicycles are too insignificant to create gravitational waves, violent cosmic events like supernovas and merging black holes do. —Robert Lea, Space.com, 7 Feb. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1651, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

insignificant

adjective

in·​sig·​nif·​i·​cant ˌin(t)-sig-ˈnif-i-kənt 

: not significant : unimportant

insignificantly adverb