not important

ADJECTIVE

beside the point

Synonyms

WEAK

beside the question extraneous immaterial inapplicable incidental inconsequential insignificant irrelevant nihil ad rem not at issue not to the purpose off the subject pointless unimportant unrelated wide of the mark wide of the point

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Two things are certain for all computer rankings: Head-to-head matchups are really not important and league finish doesn’t matter.

From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2026

What matters is that a baby has regular interaction with at least one "stable attachment figure", she says - it is not important whether that is a parent, or a nursery worker or childminder.

From BBC • Dec. 31, 2025

“The impression I’m getting is I’m not important, I’m not better, I’m expendable.”

From MarketWatch • Dec. 11, 2025

"We said the location of the nitrogen-fixing bacteria is not important, so long as the fixed nitrogen can reach the plant, and the plant can use it."

From Science Daily • Nov. 24, 2025

“They’re not important, not with everything that happened. Why did he do it?”

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black

not important

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