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immaterially

immaterially

8.0
Not important and not likely to change the result
  • adverb
  • /ˌɪməˈtɪəriəli/
translation icon : irrelevantemente
  • His comments were immaterially related to the main topic of discussion.

Examples

  • The team's performance in the last match was immaterially affected by the poor weather.

  • She decided that the criticism was immaterially relevant to her overall confidence.

  • Another message passed immaterially.

    Fiction book (2000)

Synonyms

irrelevantly
vsimmaterially
1 4.6

In a way not connected to the main subject

has the broader sense of causing no important effect or consequence
inconsequentially
vsimmaterially
1 8.2

In a way that is not important and has no effect

is the general adverb for being not important or relevant
insignificantly
vsimmaterially
1 4.6

In a way that is not important and not easily noticed

covers the same lack of weight but with broader relevance scope
negligibly
vsimmaterially
1 5.6

In a way that is so small it does not matter

means not important or relevant rather than referring only to small size
unimportantly
vsimmaterially
4.9

In a way that does not matter much

conveys low importance while the other term also implies no real effect
inconsequently
vsimmaterially
8.3

In a way not connected to the main topic

focuses on being unimportant or without significant effect rather than logic
insubstantially
vsimmaterially
8.1

In a weak and unimportant way that gives little real support

emphasizes lack of importance or consequence rather than physical weakness
nonsignificantly
vsimmaterially
  • Specialized
7.8

In a way that shows no real or meaningful difference

applies more generally to not having important effect or relevance

Antonyms

significantly
  • Specialized
351 3.5

By a large, noticeable amount that makes a difference

How Relevant

importantly
507 1.0
relevantly
1 5.4
immaterially
8.0
irrelevantly
1 4.6

Surface Forms

immaterially positive

Morphology

immaterially = immaterial (transparent) = im + material + ly

Formed by adding '-ly' to 'immaterial' (im- + material); the meaning 'not important' directly follows from 'material' = important/relevant.

Etymology

Immaterially comes from the parts in- ('not') and material ('matter' or 'what matters'), the same material you know in English. So when something matters immaterially, it happens in a way that 'does not matter' or is not important.