nugatory
Of no consequence
Nugatory means worthless, trifling, or of no consequence: The committee's recommendations proved nugatory—management ignored them entirely.
The word also describes something that has no force or effect, particularly in legal contexts: The contract was rendered nugatory by the court's ruling.
Nugatory carries a formal, somewhat literary tone.
Of no real importance
- negligibleToo small to consider
- inconsequentialLacking significance or impact
- pettyOf little importance
- piddlingInsignificantly small
picayune · footling · paltry · insubstantial · frivolous · slight · nominal · minor
Incapable of producing results
- valuelessHaving no worth
- pointlessLacking any purpose
- uselessWithout practical value
- meaninglessLacking significance or purpose
purposeless · vain · empty · hollow · idle · bootless · otiose · inutile
Lacking power or efficacy
- ineffectualFailing to achieve purpose
- unproductiveFailing to achieve results
- powerlessLacking strength or authority
- inefficaciousFailing to produce effect
unsuccessful · abortive · inoperative · nonfunctional · feeble · weak · toothless · inadequate
Lacking physical form; unimportant
- unimportantLacking significance or weight
- insignificantLacking importance or consequence
- peripheralExternal computer add-on
- marginalBarely adequate
nonessential · inessential · secondary · superfluous · unnecessary · extraneous · dispensable · expendable
trifling
Of no real importance
- negligibleToo small to consider
- inconsequentialLacking significance or impact
- pettyOf little importance
piddling · picayune · footling · paltry · insubstantial · frivolous · slight · nominal · minor · inconsiderable
futile
Incapable of producing results
meaningless · purposeless · vain · empty · hollow · idle · bootless · otiose · inutile · unprofitable
impotent
Lacking power or efficacy
- ineffectualFailing to achieve purpose
- unproductiveFailing to achieve results
- powerlessLacking strength or authority
inefficacious · unsuccessful · abortive · inoperative · nonfunctional · feeble · weak · toothless · inadequate · unavailing
immaterial
Lacking physical form; unimportant
- unimportantLacking significance or weight
- insignificantLacking importance or consequence
- peripheralExternal computer add-on
marginal · nonessential · inessential · secondary · superfluous · unnecessary · extraneous · dispensable · expendable · ancillary
- futilefutile, useless, pointless, fruitless, vain
- null and voidvoid, null, invalid, null and void, nonbinding
nugatorysignificant
Having notable importance
consequential · momentous · important · weighty · substantial
nugatoryvalid
Legally or logically sound
binding · effective · enforceable · operative · efficacious
nugatoryvaluable
Worth considerable money
worthwhile · substantive · essential · fundamental · vital