inconsequential
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7.7
- adjective
- /ˌɪn.kənˈsɛk.wən.tʃəl/
- The committee spent hours debating inconsequential matters, like the color of the new chairs.
- seemingly inconsequential
- inconsequential behavior
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Watch on YouTubeAnd being inconsequential is is worse than death for me.
- And being inconsequential is is worse than death for me.
- That's those little tiny tasks that are inconsequential on their own, but they build up.
- Or will it be as inconsequential as another snowflake in Siberia?
- And those are not inconsequential questions.
- And these are the little things that are so easy to write off, as benign, as inconsequential, as no big deal.
- It even feels and smells way more woody than the cooler Tron, which might sound inconsequential, but it's actually kind of the whole point here.
- But if you keep your focus on what's important, then the rest of the stuff is really inconsequential.
- Why use it for something as inconsequential as this to write down what passes through my head?
- And sometimes when I think about my own challenges, they feel sort of inconsequential in comparison to other things going on in the world.
- The fund owns these different stocks, and some will go up and some will go down, and it's inconsequential to you.
- And if you're wasting your energy on inconsequential choices or thoughts, well then you don't have that for the most important ones.
- So it's funny how we find these things to measure ourselves that are absolutely inconsequential, but we're just sure they're proof of our worth or or lack of worth.
- And so a lot of that the illegal activity was sort of inconsequential, like to the actual mission or what was actually going on in the forum.
- This is just a conversation, almost a philosophical, inconsequential debate of kind, right?
- I'll do my best to treat them as they deserve as inconsequential things, right.
- They really TikTok likes inane, inconsequential content.
Examples
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Whatever difference there might be is too inconsequential to result in any legal or moral difference.
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The first time I stood on the U.S.-Mexican border in Arizona, I couldn't believe how inconsequential it felt.
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It's like stuff that was like inconsequential, but I made it big.
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Do you often think about how inconsequential you are?
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It's amazing how someone so inconsequential can make you feel so inconsequential.
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And sometimes when I think about my own challenges, they feel sort of inconsequential in comparison to other things going on in the world.
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The details of my life are quite inconsequential.
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My services are entirely inconsequential to them.
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And these are the little things that are so easy to write off, as benign, as inconsequential, as no big deal.
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"Small mistakes," he had said, "that are inconsequential in the lower 48 can be fatal in the north."
Academic text (1990)
Synonyms
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3.6
Not related to the subject people are discussing or to the main point
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5.1
Having no meaning, value, or purpose
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3.9
Not important or serious
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4.1
Not important or too small to matter
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1.9
Not worth attention or notice
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4.2
Not related to the subject or situation
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5.6
Very small or unimportant and not worth worrying about
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7.0
More than what is needed or useful
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7.2
Not important or relevant to a situation
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7.5
Not related or needed and coming from outside
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4.4
Not needed for something to work or be successful
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6.8
Too small or not important enough to matter
1
7.3
Not solid or real and having little value
1
5.6
Not important and safe to leave out
1
5.0
Not needed for the main purpose
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6.0
Not important because it may be due to chance or too small to matter
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7.3
Not related to the topic being discussed
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9.2
Too small to notice or to change anything
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6.3
Not able to change other people's ideas or actions
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6.9
Not related to what is being discussed
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7.7
Not playing an important or deciding role in a result
Not important or serious compared with other things
Not important and having little effect on events
Not solid, strong, or important
Not useful or important
A fact or detail that does not matter to someone
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Morphology
inconsequential = consequential (semi-transparent) = in + consequence + al
For this sense, adding the negative prefix 'in-' to 'consequential' gives a directly predictable meaning.
Etymology
The word inconsequential starts with in- meaning 'not' and uses consequence meaning 'result' or 'importance', so it literally means 'not important' and is a good label for small things that have no real effect.