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unmomentous

unmomentous

6.8
Not important and having little effect on events
  • adjective
  • /ˌʌnmoʊˈmɛn.təs/
translation icon : insignificante
  • The meeting was largely unmomentous, with nothing important being discussed.

Examples

  • Thus, emotion is ordinarily a normal, unmomentous, and not necessarily disruptive part of our experience.

    Academic text (1999)
  • Ordinarily, emotions are unmomentous, long-lasting, diffuse, and pervasive.

    Academic text (1999)
  • He had an unmomentous day at work, filled with routine tasks and no surprises.

  • Although the event was planned for weeks, it turned out to be quite unmomentous.

Synonyms

irrelevant
vsunmomentous
355 3.6

Not related to the subject people are discussing or to the main point

is about lacking consequence generally, not only topical connection
insignificant
vsunmomentous
104 4.1

Not important or too small to matter

expresses the same lack of influence or importance
unimportant
vsunmomentous
54 1.9

Not worth attention or notice

shares that low importance but focuses on consequence absence
negligible
vsunmomentous
31 5.6

Very small or unimportant and not worth worrying about

covers smallness but emphasizes overall lack of consequence
inconsequential
vsunmomentous
29 7.7

Not important and not likely to make a difference

is the general idea of lacking consequence or impact
immaterial
vsunmomentous
19 7.2

Not important or relevant to a situation

is broader, meaning it lacks consequence even beyond relevance
nonessential
vsunmomentous
11 4.4

Not needed for something to work or be successful

is about lacking major consequence rather than necessity alone
inconsiderable
vsunmomentous
3 6.8

Too small or not important enough to matter

shares minor status but stresses absence of real impact
unmemorable
vsunmomentous
1 5.3

Not easy to remember or notice later

is about lacking consequence rather than memorability specifically
unsubstantial
vsunmomentous
1 7.3

Not solid or real and having little value

is about low consequence even when not materially present
unessential
vsunmomentous
1 5.0

Not needed for the main purpose

focuses more on consequence and overall significance
nonsignificant
vsunmomentous
  • Specialized
1 6.0

Not important because it may be due to chance or too small to matter

is broader, covering any lack of consequence or impact
ignorable
vsunmomentous
1 5.6

Not important and safe to leave out

is the broader notion of lacking consequence rather than just disregardability
unserious
vsunmomentous
1 3.9

Not important or dangerous to worry about

is focused solely on lacking importance or overall impact
unrememberable
vsunmomentous
1 8.6

Hard to keep in your mind because it is not interesting or important

is concerned with consequence and impact rather than memory
nonsubstantive
vsunmomentous
7.0

Not important and does not affect the main point

is similar but emphasizes lack of consequence or impact
noninstrumental
vsunmomentous
7.7

Not playing an important or deciding role in a result

is about lacking consequence rather than serving as a means
nonsubstantial
vsunmomentous
7.0

Not solid, strong, or important

highlights absence of consequence rather than physical substance
inappreciable
vsunmomentous
9.2

Too small to notice or to change anything

is a general lack of consequence beyond mere size
inconsequent
vsunmomentous
9.1

Not important or serious compared with other things

is the neutral lack of consequence rather than dismissive tone
immaterial to (someone)
vsunmomentous
7.1

A fact or detail that does not matter to someone

is general and not tied to any single person's view
uninfluential
vsunmomentous
6.3

Not able to change other people's ideas or actions

is about lack of consequence broadly, not only influence
unmeaning
vsunmomentous
9.5

Showing no real feeling or purpose

focuses on lacking consequence or impact rather than meaning alone
nonmeaningful
vsunmomentous
7.6

Not useful or important

is about lacking real consequence rather than purposelessness alone
unhistoric
vsunmomentous
6.8

Not important for what happened in the past

is the broader lack of consequence beyond historical relevance

Antonyms

2.5

Important and big enough to make a difference

momentous
  • Formal
46 7.0

Important because it changes what happens next

How Important

momentous
  • Formal
46 7.0
important
1.0
unmomentous
6.8
insignificant
104 4.1

Surface Forms

unmomentous positive

Morphology

unmomentous = momentous (transparent) = un + moment + ous

A straightforward negation formed by adding productive prefix 'un-' to the adjective 'momentous', yielding the opposite meaning.

Etymology

The word unmomentous is made from the prefix un- meaning 'not' and momentous, which is related to moment meaning 'an important time' or 'importance'. So unmomentous means 'not important'.