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.

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Synonyms

1 adj · too small or unimportant to... unimportant trivial negligible minor petty inconsequential

Opposites

significant important considerable major

Word family

Derived forms insignificantly

Related forms significant signify sign signification

Etymology

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

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# 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

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