insignificant C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˌɪnsɪɡˈnɪfɪkənt/ UK /ˌɪnsɪɡˈnɪfɪkənt/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj too small or unimportant to be worth consideration The cost was insignificant compared to the benefit. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · too small or unimportant to... unimportanttrivialnegligibleminorpettyinconsequential ↔ Opposites significantimportantconsiderablemajor Word family Derived forms insignificantly Related forms significantsignifysignsignification Etymology AI details From in- ('not') + significant, from Latin significans, present participle of significare ('to signify'), from signum ('sign') + facere ('to make'). in- Latin signum Latin facere Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # insignificant **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˌɪnsɪɡˈnɪfɪkənt/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌɪnsɪɡˈnɪfɪkənt/ ## Meanings 1. too small or unimportant to be worth consideration ## Examples - The cost was insignificant compared to the benefit. ## Synonyms - unimportant - trivial - negligible - minor - petty - inconsequential ## Antonyms - significant - important - considerable - major ## Derived Forms - insignificantly ## Related Forms - significant - signify - sign - signification ## Roots and Affixes - Root: in- - Root: signum - Root: facere ## Etymology From in- ('not') + significant, from Latin significans, present participle of significare ('to signify'), from signum ('sign') + facere ('to make'). ## AI Etymology Insignificant is from in- ('not') + significant, from Latin significans, present participle of significare ('to signify'), from signum ('sign') + facere ('to make'). In present-day use, it means too small or unimportant to be worth consideration. Derived formations include insignificantly. Related vocabulary includes significant, signify, sign, and signification. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown