Antonyms for insignificant


Grammar : Adj
Spell : in-sig-nif-i-kuhnt
Phonetic Transcription : ˌɪn sɪgˈnɪf ɪ kənt


Definition of insignificant

Origin :
  • 1650s, from in- (1) "not, opposite of" + significant. Related: Insignificantly.
  • adj not important; of no consequence
Example sentences :
  • All precepts, all religions, are insignificant agencies by their side.
  • Extract from : « Hetty's Strange History » by Anonymous
  • That Mlle. Bernhardt should be insignificant does not much matter.
  • Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
  • If any man call these things foolishness, his judgement is to me insignificant.
  • Extract from : « A Dish Of Orts » by George MacDonald
  • What is my insignificant life, when weighed against the happiness of Arvon?
  • Extract from : « Imogen » by William Godwin
  • No matter how slight or insignificant your eye trouble may seem.
  • Extract from : « The Mayflower, January, 1905 » by Various
  • The Spanish nuns are, absolutely, some of the most insignificant of beings.
  • Extract from : « Roman Catholicism in Spain » by Anonymous
  • It seemed to him but an insignificant island, and he called it Zeta.
  • Extract from : « Christopher Columbus and His Monument Columbia » by Various
  • His presence was hardly noticed at first, so insignificant was the man.
  • Extract from : « The Captain of the Pole-Star and Other Tales » by Arthur Conan Doyle
  • No action was too small, no emotion too insignificant, for his uncompromising realism.
  • Extract from : « Audrey Craven » by May Sinclair
  • Cats may look at kings, and the most insignificant persons may talk of Emperors.
  • Extract from : « The Princess Virginia » by C. N. Williamson

Synonyms for insignificant

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