pale into insignificance
Seem suddenly unimportant
To pale into insignificance is to seem trivial by comparison with something greater.
Problems that once loomed large pale into insignificance when real tragedy strikes.
My complaints about the commute paled into insignificance next to what she was going through.
The image is of color draining away—becoming faint beside something more vivid or important.
- fadeLose intensity gradually
- faintWeak and indistinct
- paleLacking color intensity
- traceMinute remnant or pursue
- suffer by comparisonSeem worse when contrasted
vastness · dwindle · diminish · immensity · speck · grandeur · evanescent · transient · dim · mote · ephemeral · trivialize · magnitude · humility · belittle · scope · perspective · drop in the ocean
pale into insignificancestand out
Be noticeably different
loom large · take center stage · dominate · overshadow · tower above
pale into insignificanceleave a mark
Create lasting effect
resonate · make waves · stand the test of time · reverberate · make an impact
paling, palest, paleness, signal, signify, significant, significantly, significance, insignificant