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inconsequential Definition

in·con·sequen·tial (in kän′si kwens̸həl)

adjective

  1. inconsequent; illogical
  2. of no consequence; unimportant; trivial

noun

something inconsequential

inconsequential Related Forms
in·con′·sequen′·ti·al·ity (-s̸hē alə tē) noun in·con′·sequen·tially adverb
inconsequential Synonyms

inconsequential

modif.

inconsequential Usage Examples

Preposition: in

  • comparison: This is a human rights issue that makes Kosovo appear rather inconsequential in comparison.

Used with adjective complement

  • seem: Philemon is a letter that seems almost too inconsequential to be in the NT.
  • become: Whether the outcomes of their actions are to the benefit of the majority becomes almost inconsequential.
  • consider: One form of deregulation is granting advance approval to specified classes of small-scale development because they are considered inconsequential.

Modifying Another Word

  • seemingly: You may notice that my scripts invariably begin with the seemingly inconsequential, Option Explicit.
  • completely: But that is completely inconsequential when you ask the question: what counts as a " hit " ?
  • fairly: With regard to supporting Norwich, Mcclure said: " Look, I think this whole thing is fairly inconsequential, to be honest.
  • relatively: For others the moral issue is non-existent or is relatively inconsequential.
  • rather: This is a human rights issue that makes Kosovo appear rather inconsequential in comparison.
  • so: The proposal seemed so inconsequential at the time than neither can remember today which of the two raised the subject first.

Modifies a noun

  • matter: Grab a table by the open fire and talk about inconsequential matters like the Boat Race.
  • thing: They're supposed to be tasteless, pointless, inconsequential things, right?
  • detail: Don't get side-tracked by little inconsequential details... .
  • event: Now, all these look like pretty inconsequential events.
  • chatter: You may engage in interesting and informative discussions or fritter your time away in inconsequential chatter and gossip.
  • object: For ten seconds let us regard with discreet scrutiny some inconsequential object in the other direction.