nonfactors
Things without influence
Nonfactors are people or things considered irrelevant or unimportant to a situation's outcome.
The term gained popularity in sports and competitive contexts, where calling opponents nonfactors dismisses them as not worth worrying about.
Those teams are nonfactors in the playoff race.
The word has spread to general use for anything that can be safely ignored or discounted.
Don't stress about the critics—they're nonfactors.
Lacking significance or weight
- inconsequentialLacking significance or impact
- irrelevantNot pertinent
- unimportantLacking significance or weight
- negligibleToo small to consider
marginal · peripheral · minor · immaterial · secondary · incidental · ancillary · insubstantial
Not given consideration
- ignoredPurposely not noticed
- discountedReduced in price
- rejectedRefused or turned away
- sidelinedRemoved from participation
excluded · bypassed · written off · ruled out · brushed aside · cast aside · shunned · rebuffed
Not perceived by anyone
- forgottenNo longer recalled
- underestimatedMisjudged as inferior
- undervaluedRated below true worth
- unrecognizedNot identified or acknowledged
unseen · unacknowledged · missed · neglected · unheeded · unobserved · unconsidered · unattended
trivial
Lacking significance or weight
- inconsequentialLacking significance or impact
- irrelevantNot pertinent
- unimportantLacking significance or weight
negligible · marginal · peripheral · minor · immaterial · secondary · incidental · ancillary · insubstantial · trifling
disregarded
Not given consideration
- ignoredPurposely not noticed
- discountedReduced in price
- rejectedRefused or turned away
sidelined · excluded · bypassed · written off · ruled out · brushed aside · cast aside · shunned · rebuffed · snubbed
unnoticed
Not perceived by anyone
- forgottenNo longer recalled
- underestimatedMisjudged as inferior
- undervaluedRated below true worth
unrecognized · unseen · unacknowledged · missed · neglected · unheeded · unobserved · unconsidered · unattended · glossed over
nonfactorskey players
driving forces · game-changers · prime movers · kingmakers · power brokers
nonfactorscontenders
Those seeking to win
frontrunners · favorites · threats · dark horses · competitors