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 Liver King considered his steroid use unimportant Johnson built his social media empire by filming increasingly outrageous videos about his lifestyle and diet.
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Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 13 May 2025
That their team is viewed as unimportant by a league that dotes on its glamour teams, and which never bestows upon Washington through its NBA Lottery the kind of difference-making player who can change the long-term fortunes of the franchise.
—David Aldridge, New York Times, 13 May 2025
The document Miller admitted to leaking was relatively unimportant.
—Christopher Goffard, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2025
Their reluctance to express vulnerability can make their partner feel unimportant or emotionally disconnected, leading to frustration and misaligned expectations, particularly if their partner has a more anxious attachment style.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
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Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 13 May 2025
That their team is viewed as unimportant by a league that dotes on its glamour teams, and which never bestows upon Washington through its NBA Lottery the kind of difference-making player who can change the long-term fortunes of the franchise.
—David Aldridge, New York Times, 13 May 2025
The document Miller admitted to leaking was relatively unimportant.
—Christopher Goffard, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2025
Their reluctance to express vulnerability can make their partner feel unimportant or emotionally disconnected, leading to frustration and misaligned expectations, particularly if their partner has a more anxious attachment style.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unimportant
Adjective
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Show more And on Monday, hospital staff accomplished a minor medical feat: doctors birthed triplets in a cesarean section procedure that the delivering physician said would have been complicated and risky even in the best of times.—
NBC News,
NBC news,
20 June 2025
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There were some minor disadvantages to this method, Boyle admits, mostly due to Apple’s user-friendly camera software.—
Jake Kleinman,
Wired News,
20 June 2025
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These scopes will be able to resolve features as small as 8 inches (20 centimeters) on the lunar surface from an altitude of 31 miles (50 kilometers), according to Firefly.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
18 June 2025
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The small core teams who operate them are usually experts in biodiversity and community engagement, but not marketing.—
Michelle Greenwald,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025
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Presidents have relatively little influence on oil and gasoline prices generally.—
Rachel Frazin,
The Hill,
23 June 2025
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The issue passed with opposition from Republicans and 18 skeptical Democrats in the House but with relatively little public outcry.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
23 June 2025
Adjective
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However, legal experts say this restriction, like other ethics laws, wouldn’t apply to the President or Vice-President, an exemption that is far from trivial.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
23 June 2025
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Ideally, the load balancer should be a lightweight WAF itself to block trivial attacks early.—
Alexander Krizhanovsky,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
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Another’s insurer paid close to $1 million in a single year for worthless care.—
Teri Sforza,
Oc Register,
14 May 2025
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And the further fragmentation of the media landscape doesn’t mean that prime time has suddenly turned into worthless real estate.—
Jon Allsop,
New Yorker,
9 May 2025
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Given Kuwait’s preference for diversifying its military arsenal—for instance, its air force operates the U.S. F/A-18 Super Hornet and the Eurofighter Typhoon—its continued operation of the Abrams as its sole MBT isn’t insignificant and will likely remain the case for years to come.—
Paul Iddon,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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With that in mind, the Democratic vacancies were practically insignificant.—
Amie Parnes,
The Hill,
27 May 2025
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Advertisement Even with such protections, the slightest communication advantage is worrying in the wrong hands, especially when deployed at a mass scale.—
Andrew Luttrell,
Time,
24 June 2025
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This was a shift from May, when Democrats had a slight advantage—48 percent planned to support Democrats, while 45 percent leaned toward Republicans, according to the pollster.—
Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 June 2025
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“Unimportant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unimportant. Accessed 29 Jun. 2025.
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