most insignificant

ADJECTIVE

not important; of no consequence

Synonyms

STRONGEST

inconsequential infinitesimal irrelevant meager meaningless minimal minor minuscule negligible paltry pointless senseless trivial unimportant

WEAK

casual immaterial inappreciable inconsiderable lesser light lightweight little minim minute nondescript nonessential not worth mentioning nugatory petty purportless scanty secondary small trifling unsubstantial

Antonyms

STRONGEST

big huge important large major meaningful relevant sensible significant substantial useful valuable worthwhile

WEAK

consequential

Example Sentences

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John Adams, the nation’s first vice president, declared the position to be “the most insignificant office that ever the invention of man contrived, or his imagination conceived.”

From Salon • Sep. 5, 2025

He said that tensions between Belgrade and Pristina are so high that even “the most insignificant event can create a situation.”

From Seattle Times • Sep. 7, 2023

“My country has in its wisdom contrived for me the most insignificant office that ever the invention of man contrived or his imagination conceived.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2017

Jeremy Shamos nails the earnest insecurity of Frederick Fellowes, the kind of actor who pleads to know the motivation for the most insignificant bit of business his character performs.

From New York Times • Jan. 14, 2016

On the former score, Adams had the misfortune to become the first occupant of what he described as “the most insignificant office that ever the Invention of Man contrived or his Imagination conceived.”

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis