unimportance
State of insignificance
Unimportance is the quality of not mattering much or lacking significance.
It often appears in phrases that downplay something: a matter of relative unimportance, He dismissed the error as of no unimportance.
The word tends toward formal or literary contexts; in everyday speech, people more often say something "doesn't matter" or "isn't important."
Lacking significance or weight
- triflingOf no real importance
- inconsequentialLacking significance or impact
- negligibleToo small to consider
- pettyOf little importance
paltry · nugatory · picayune · piddling · footling · insubstantial · lightweight · frivolous
Able to be sacrificed
- dispensableAble to be sacrificed
- nonessentialNot required or needed
- inessentialNot strictly necessary
- unnecessaryNot essential or required
superfluous · unneeded · replaceable · surplus · excess · redundant · optional · discretionary
One lower in rank
- ancillaryProviding additional support
- subsidiaryOf lesser importance
- auxiliaryGiving additional support
- peripheralExternal computer add-on
marginal · lesser · lower · inferior · subservient · supporting · supplementary · backup
Lacking physical form; unimportant
- irrelevantNot pertinent
- extraneousNot pertinent or essential
- unrelatedHaving no link
- beside the pointUnrelated to the matter
off-topic · inapplicable · unconnected · detached · disconnected · tangential · incidental · neither here nor there
Not noticed or considered
- ignoredPurposely not noticed
- disregardedNot given consideration
- forgottenNo longer recalled
- neglectedNot given proper attention
dismissed · sidelined · overshadowed · undervalued · underestimated · unnoticed · unrecognized · unheeded
trivial
Lacking significance or weight
- triflingOf no real importance
- inconsequentialLacking significance or impact
- negligibleToo small to consider
petty · paltry · nugatory · picayune · piddling · footling · insubstantial · lightweight · frivolous · minor
expendable
Able to be sacrificed
- dispensableAble to be sacrificed
- nonessentialNot required or needed
- inessentialNot strictly necessary
unnecessary · superfluous · unneeded · replaceable · surplus · excess · redundant · optional · discretionary · throwaway
subordinate
One lower in rank
- ancillaryProviding additional support
- subsidiaryOf lesser importance
- auxiliaryGiving additional support
peripheral · marginal · lesser · lower · inferior · subservient · supporting · supplementary · backup · second-tier
immaterial
Lacking physical form; unimportant
- irrelevantNot pertinent
- extraneousNot pertinent or essential
- unrelatedHaving no link
beside the point · off-topic · inapplicable · unconnected · detached · disconnected · tangential · incidental · neither here nor there · moot
overlooked
Not noticed or considered
- ignoredPurposely not noticed
- disregardedNot given consideration
- forgottenNo longer recalled
neglected · dismissed · sidelined · overshadowed · undervalued · underestimated · unnoticed · unrecognized · unheeded · unacknowledged
unimportanceimportance
State of mattering
significance · consequence · momentousness · weightiness · essentiality
unimportanceurgency
Pressing need for action
priority · imperativeness · exigency · criticality · necessity
unimportanceprominence
Notable status or visibility
prestige · eminence · distinction · renown · fame