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insignificant

in·sig·nif·i·cant

insignificant

 
pronunciation:
In sihg nI fih knt
features:
Word Combinations (adjective)
part of speech: adjective
definition: having no value, importance, or significance; trivial.
All the work he had done was considered insignificant.
synonyms:
petty, slight, trivial, unimportant
antonyms:
important, mighty, momentous, notable, significant
similar words:
empty, frivolous, inferior, little, minor, small, worthless
Word Combinations  About this feature
adverb + (adj.)insignificant apparently, commercially, comparatively, completely, fairly, from, historically, means, militarily, numerically, politically, rather, relatively, scarcely
(adj.)insignificant + adverb hence, nevertheless, overall
(adj.)insignificant + noun accomplishment, amount, comparison, contribution, creature, detail, effect, error, fraction, fringe, gain, incident, interaction, minority, percentage, phenomenon, pollution, risk, sphere, sum
derivations: insignificantly (adv.), insignificance (n.)