nonfactor
Has no impact
A nonfactor is something or someone that has no bearing on an outcome—a variable that doesn't matter.
The term appears in sports and competition: Their best player was a nonfactor in the second half.
More broadly, it dismisses anything as irrelevant: His opinion is a nonfactor in this decision.
Lacking importance or consequence
- inconsequentialLacking significance or impact
- unimportantLacking significance or weight
- trivialLacking significance or weight
- immaterialLacking physical form; unimportant
negligible · peripheral · marginal · minor · secondary · incidental · extraneous · superfluous
Surpassed or obscured
- outshoneExceeded in brilliance
- outclassedBeaten by superior competition
- upstagedOutperformed for attention
- dominatedControlled or overpowered
dwarfed · surpassed · obscured · outmatched · outperformed · outdone · second fiddle · also-ran
Not given consideration
- ignoredPurposely not noticed
- overlookedNot noticed or considered
- discountedReduced in price
- written offRegarded as worthless
brushed aside · ruled out · excluded · sidelined · rejected · snubbed · unacknowledged · unnoticed
insignificant
Lacking importance or consequence
- inconsequentialLacking significance or impact
- unimportantLacking significance or weight
- trivialLacking significance or weight
immaterial · negligible · peripheral · marginal · minor · secondary · incidental · extraneous · superfluous · inessential
eclipsed
Surpassed or obscured
- outshoneExceeded in brilliance
- outclassedBeaten by superior competition
- upstagedOutperformed for attention
dominated · dwarfed · surpassed · obscured · outmatched · outperformed · outdone · second fiddle · also-ran · runner-up
disregarded
Not given consideration
- ignoredPurposely not noticed
- overlookedNot noticed or considered
- discountedReduced in price
written off · brushed aside · ruled out · excluded · sidelined · rejected · snubbed · unacknowledged · unnoticed · unrecognized
nonfactorkey factor
Critical determining component
determining factor · linchpin · driving force · game-changer · essential element
nonfactorkey player
Essential contributor to success
force to be reckoned with · major player · contender · threat · powerhouse