non-issues
Mountains from molehills
Non-issues are matters presented as problems but lacking real significance or substance.
The term dismisses concerns as unworthy of attention: The scandal turned out to be a non-issue with voters.
Politicians and pundits use it to wave away topics they'd rather not address, though what counts as a non-issue often depends on whose ox is being gored.
Without practical significance
- extraneousNot pertinent or essential
- off-topicUnrelated to discussion
- inapplicableNot relevant to this
- unrelatedHaving no link
tangential · immaterial · peripheral · incidental · secondary · ancillary · superfluous · unnecessary
Scale with lowered third
- inconsequentialLacking significance or impact
- triflingOf no real importance
- pettyOf little importance
- trivialLacking significance or weight
negligible · piddling · picayune · footling · nugatory · paltry · insubstantial · nominal
Lacking significance or weight
- frivolousNot worthy of attention
- superficialLacking depth or substance
- inconspicuousNot readily noticed
- ignorableAble to disregard
Concealment through misdirection
- deflectionChange in trajectory
- misdirectionIntentional focus manipulation
- diversionRedirection of attention
- decoyFalse target for misdirection
obfuscation · evasion · noise · overblown · exaggerated · sensationalized · pearl-clutching · fearmongering
moot
Without practical significance
- extraneousNot pertinent or essential
- off-topicUnrelated to discussion
- inapplicableNot relevant to this
unrelated · tangential · immaterial · peripheral · incidental · secondary · ancillary · superfluous · unnecessary · redundant
minor
Scale with lowered third
- inconsequentialLacking significance or impact
- triflingOf no real importance
- pettyOf little importance
trivial · negligible · piddling · picayune · footling · nugatory · paltry · insubstantial · nominal · slight
unimportant
Lacking significance or weight
- frivolousNot worthy of attention
- superficialLacking depth or substance
- inconspicuousNot readily noticed
smokescreen
Concealment through misdirection
- deflectionChange in trajectory
- misdirectionIntentional focus manipulation
- diversionRedirection of attention
decoy · obfuscation · evasion · noise · overblown · exaggerated · sensationalized · pearl-clutching · fearmongering · scaremongering
non-issuespriorities
Most important things
emergencies · top priorities · crises · imperatives · exigencies
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