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less important

ADJECTIVE

lesser

Synonyms

STRONGEST

insignificant minor

WEAK

a notch under bottom bush bush-league dinky low lower minor-league nether second-fiddle second-string slighter small small-fry small-time subjacent subordinate third-string undersized

Antonyms

STRONGEST

significant

WEAK

greater higher major superior

Example Sentences

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They may prove no less important in fate-of-the-world terms, though.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

But as tech talent disperses to the likes of Austin, Texas, that reason may become less important.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

The flippant-sounding messages - as well as seeing these larger-than-life personalities sipping lattes around the courthouse - could make them seem a little less important.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

Wireless-equipment revenue is generally less important to investors than mobility and broadband revenue, which was up 1.6% to $22.9 billion.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 27, 2026

Even the mystery of the silver doe, which the other two insisted on discussing, seemed less important to Harry now, a vaguely interesting sideshow.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling

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