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insignificant

 adjective
     
in‧sig‧nif‧i‧cant
too small or unimportant to consider or worry about [= trivial]:
You realize that your problems are insignificant in comparison.
—insignificantly adverb
—insignificance noun [uncountable]
WORD FOCUS: important WORD FOCUS: important
similar words: main, key, chief, principal, leading, vital, crucial, essential, significant
not important: unimportant, trivial, minor, irrelevant, insignificant

➔ See also important
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