inconsequential
inconsequential
Definition
in·con·sequen·tial (in kän′si kwen′s̸həl)
adjective
- inconsequent; illogical
- of no consequence; unimportant; trivial
noun
something inconsequential
in·con′·sequen′·ti·al′·ity (-s̸hē al′ə tē) noun
in·con′·sequen′·tially adverb
inconsequential
Synonyms
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.
Browse dictionary entries near inconsequential
- inconsequent
- inconsecutive
- inconnu
- incongruous
- incongruity
- incongruent
- inconformity
- incondite
- incondensable
- inconclusive
