unconsequential

Of no importance

Unconsequential is a nonstandard variant of inconsequential, meaning lacking importance or significance.

While inconsequential is the established form, unconsequential appears occasionally in speech and informal writing, following the pattern of other un- negations.

The error was unconsequential and quickly forgotten.

Most editors would flag this as an error and substitute inconsequential.

insignificant

trivial

Lacking significance or weight

triflingOf no real importance
pettyOf little importance
immaterialLacking physical form; unimportant

negligible · insubstantial · meaningless · pointless · frivolous · worthless · nugatory · piddling · picayune · footling

irrelevant

extraneous

Not pertinent or essential

inapplicableNot relevant to this
unrelatedHaving no link
disconnectedSeparated from a source

impertinent · off-topic · tangential · beside the point · neither here nor there · moot · inapt · nonpertinent · superfluous · unsuitable

overlooked

ignored

Purposely not noticed

forgottenNo longer recalled
disregardedNot given consideration
missedFailed to reach

unnoticed · unobserved · unrecognized · unheeded · undetected · unremarked · unconsidered · sidelined · bypassed · unappreciated

Opposites

importance/significance

unconsequentialconsequential

Having significant effects

important · significant · momentous · pivotal · crucial

Family

consequential, inconsequential, consequence, consequences, consequent, consequently, consequentially, sequential, sequence

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