незначительный, ничтожный, несущественный, маловажный, невзрачный, пустяковый
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- незначительный, несущественный, маловажный
insignificant being — ничтожество 
to feel insignificant — чувствовать себя ничтожным
- ничтожный, небольшой
insignificant town — небольшой городок
- бессодержательный, пустой, ничего не выражающий
insignificant talk — пустой /бессодержательный/ разговор
insignificant words [phrases] — ничего не значащие /пустые/ слова [фразы]
Мои примеры
Словосочетания
insignificant sum — ничтожно малая сумма
insignificant / minor part — незначительная, меньшая, небольшая часть
insignificant words — ничего не значащие /пустые/ слова
beside him all novelists are insignificant — по сравнению с ним все романисты ничего не стоят
insignificant concession — незначительная уступка
insignificant cut-back — незначительное сокращение
insignificant divergences — незначительные расхождения
insignificant influence — незначительное воздействие
feel insignificant — чувствовать себя ничтожным
insignificant reason — маловажная причина
Примеры с переводом
You may omit the insignificant details.
Ты можешь опустить незначительные детали.
They lost an insignificant amount of money.
Они потеряли незначительную сумму (денег).
These problems are not insignificant.
Эти проблемы весьма значительны.
You realize that your problems are insignificant in comparison.
Вы понимаете, что по сравнению с этим, ваши проблемы ничтожны.
The capping of sand of insignificant thickness.
Покрытие из песка незначительной толщины.
Примеры, ожидающие перевода
Looking up at the stars always makes me feel so small and insignificant. 
When considered on the 4.6 billion year timescale of the Earth, our lives can seem insignificant.
Для того чтобы добавить вариант перевода, кликните по иконке ☰, напротив примера.
Возможные однокоренные слова
insignificantly — незначительно, с ничтожным эффектом, с ничтожным результатом
На основании Вашего запроса эти примеры могут содержать грубую лексику.
На основании Вашего запроса эти примеры могут содержать разговорную лексику.
Similarly, the proportion of women in national trade policy is insignificant.
Аналогичным образом, доля женщин, участвующих в разработке национальной политики в области торговли, незначительна.
However, this reaction is insignificant and its consequences are quite within the norm.
Однако данная реакция незначительна и ее последствия находятся вполне в пределах нормы.
Since urea is a synergist or a compound multiplying the beneficial effects of additives, their bulk quantity is insignificant.
Поскольку карбамид являет-ся синергистом, то есть соединением, умножающим полезное воздействие добавок, их массовое количество незначительно.
This clearly shows that, in general, the influence of the industry on the economy of our country is insignificant compared to other industries.
Это наглядно показывает, что в целом влияние отрасли на экономику нашей страны незначительно, по сравнению с другими отраслями.
The presence of larvae in florets can result in complete rejection of produce, even if the level of plant tissue removal is insignificant.
Наличие личинок в цветке может привести к отторжению, даже если уровень удаления растительной ткани незначителен.
The sender, thus, is insignificant.
However, the difference between the norms is insignificant, and the disease is diagnosed all the same.
Однако разница между нормами незначительна, и заболевание диагностируется все равно.
When its size is insignificant, allowed dynamic observation of its growth and overall health of the patient.
Когда ее размер незначителен, допускается динамическое наблюдение за ее ростом и общим состоянием здоровья пациента.
If the connection between beer and obesity exists, then it is insignificant , — the researchers concluded.
Если связь между пивом и ожирением и существует, то она незначительна», — заключили исследователи.
The number of units without access to electricity is insignificant, and the reasons for this are unknown.
Число жилищ, не имеющих электричества, незначительно, и причины этого неизвестны.
The use of obfuscation technologies is insignificant, but nevertheless still current.
Использование технологий обфускации незначительно, но неизменно актуально.
My future is insignificant compared to the lives of the people we’d be saving.
Моё будущее незначительно по сравнению с жизнями людей, которых мы спасём.
A high fat meal does reduce the Cm slightly, but it is insignificant.
Высоко- жирная еда уменьшает см немножко, но она незначительна.
Now the growth of tourists is insignificant, since the visa regime for them came into force only in April 2018.
Сейчас рост туристов незначителен, так как визовый режим для них вступил в силу только в апреле 2018 года.
While the percentage is insignificant, the NPA reports that virtual currency money laundering cases are on the increase.
Хотя этот процент незначителен, NPA сообщает, что случаи отмывания денег в виртуальной валюте растут.
The share of Belarusian products, which are fundamentally new for the world market, is insignificant, — the authors of the concept emphasize.
Доля принципиально новой для мирового рынка белорусской продукции незначительна», — подчеркивают авторы концепции.
I am not trying to make you think that earth is insignificant.
Я не пытаюсь заставить вас думать, что Земля незначительна.
The authors expectedly concluded that for a weakly «greened» early Earth the signal about the presence of vegetation is insignificant.
Авторы ожидаемо заключили, что для слабо «озеленённой» ранней Земли сигнал о наличии растительности незначителен.
The electric power for controlling the EMZ is insignificant (about 20 watts).
Электрическая мощность для управления ЭМЗ незначительна (около 20 Вт).
The ability to destroy a planet is insignificant… next to the power of the Force.
Способность уничтожить планету незначительна… по сравнению с энергией Силы.
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In my job I test different versions of varying degrees on websites. Basically A vs B, and the results of this test determine which version should be developed.
The way a winner is chosen is by looking at the data. We can only take action on statistically significant data. When we talk about results some people say «we can’t act on this because the data is insignificant» whereas I think we should say «we can’t act on this because the data is unsignificant«.
To me, insignificant data means it’s not interesting/worth noting whereas unsignificant data means it hasn’t reached statistical significance.
Is there any difference between the two?
(Not sure if this is the right board for this one but as it’s about difference of wording I thought I’d start here)
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Well you are correct in the usage of the word Insignificant in your sentence.
that is, «We can’t act on this because the data is insignificant» [sic]
Merriam-Webster describes unsignificant as:
lacking meaning or significance : insignificant
Here, unsignificant has a one particular meaning of insignificant4 i.e. lacking meaning or import
On the other hand,
Merriam Webster describes insignificant as:
: not significant: such as
- not worth considering : unimportant
- lacking weight, position, or influence : contemptible
- small in size, quantity, or number
- lacking meaning or import
So, you should go for insignificant3 which in your context means:
not significant because small in size, quantity, or number
Additional information [good to know]: Oxford dictionary does not consider «unsignificant» as word.
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I googled this very issue tonight after came across the word unsignificant on a 20th century poem «Landscape with the Fall of Icarus» in which the word unsignificant was used.
An article I read states that INsignificant is implied to mean «Not of statistical significance» when the connection is research.
NONsignificant is used to speak of unrelated or uninteresting.
UNsignificant seems to be an archaic term but since you need a word for uninteresting, and not statistically significant, I’d say NONsignificant for uninteresting and use insignificant when you speak of variables which failed to reach statistical significance.
This is similar to the neurology terms voluntary, involuntary and involuntary, the later being recently invented (I can think) to explain a movement or vocalization which is semi under ones control but not really voluntary. Like my urge to write this comment to you which I bet will go unread by the person who posted it, some 4 years ago!
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Общая лексика: ничего не значащие слова
Универсальный англо-русский словарь.
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2011.
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insignificant — Synonyms and related words: aimless, back burner, casual, cursory, depthless, designless, dinky, dispensable, empty, few, footling, garbled, immaterial, importless, inane, inappreciable, inconsequential, inconsiderable, inessential, inferior,… … Moby Thesaurus
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honeyed words — insignificant expressions of affection, unimportant words of affection … English contemporary dictionary
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insignificant — перевод на русский
/ˌɪnsɪgˈnɪfɪkənt/
I’d hardly call it insignificant.
Я бы не назвал это незначительным.
What has this seemingly insignificant regulation, made in a Swiss city 8 years ago, meant to the world?
акие последстви€ может иметь это кажущеес€ незначительным требование, выпущенное в швейцарском городе, дл€ всего мира?
The whole system makes me feel… insignificant.
¬с€ система заставл€ет мен€ чувствовать… незначительным.
From up here, an entire world can seem utterly insignificant.
В смысле, отсюда весь мир может показаться крайне незначительным.
«an insignificant sum.»
Незначительным. »
Показать ещё примеры для «незначительным»…
A vision of the universe that tells us undeniably how tiny and insignificant and how rare and precious we all are.
Я заглянула во вселенную которая даёт понять что мы малы и ничтожны но всё равно по-своему бесценны и уникальны.
Odds are mathematically insignificant.
Шансы математически ничтожны.
I You are insignificant (void) so
I Вы ничтожны(недействительны) настолько
you know, professor fine said that human beings were insignificant and couldn’t be depended on.
— Знаешь, профессор Файн говорил, что люди ничтожны и зависимы
But my name and career are insignificant compared to what happened to Kristen.
Но мое имя и карьера ничтожны по сравнению с тем, что произошло с Кристен.
Показать ещё примеры для «ничтожны»…
Insignificant.
Несущественно.
No, it’s insignificant.
Нет, это несущественно.
It’s shallow and it’s insignificant, but if you don’t give a damn if idiots live, why would you possibly give a damn about shallowness?
Это мелочно, и это несущественно, но если тебе наплевать, что идиоты живут, почему бы тебе не наплевать на мелочность?
Everything else, from the deep bottom of the sea to the top of the highest mountain on the farthest planet, is insignificant.
Всё остальное, от глубин морских до вершин высочайших гор на самых дальних от нас планетах, несущественно.
Everything else is insignificant.
Всё остальное несущественно.
Показать ещё примеры для «несущественно»…
It’s suddenly insignificant.
Все это вдруг становится неважно.
That’s bad, yet diagnostically completely insignificant.
Плохо. И, диагностически, совершенно неважно.
If it’s OK, I want to start over, if it’s insignificant, I don’t want to end up like that.
Если всё будет хорошо — хотелось бы начать заново, если же неважно — то я не хочу такого конца. Я отказываюсь. Скончавшийся… безобразие!
That’s insignificant.
Это неважно.
Granderson thinks this is insignificant.
Грандерсон думает, что это неважно.
Показать ещё примеры для «неважно»…
Yeah, something small and insignificant like that.
Да, здесь такие пустяки и происходят.
It’s totally insignificant — just you in this horrible room.
Это полный пустяк — ты в этой страшной камере.
But whatever data we could recover from you, well, we could make whatever they’re paying you seem insignificant.
Но за любую информацию, полученную назад, мы заплатим вам столько, что первый гонорар покажется вам пустяком.
Don’t ruin yourself because of something so insignificant.
Не надо себя мучить из-за этого пустяка.
Показать ещё примеры для «пустяки»…
What small frywe are and how insignificant it all is! That’s whywe presume to turn molehills.. ..into mountains.
Мы и наши распри — это такая мелочь, мы кажемся себе важными, а на самом деле мы — ничтожества.
Your customers. He thinks that a plus .3 shift to cyan is insignificant.
А он думает, что сдвиг на 0,3 пункта — это мелочь.
Nothing is insignificant.
Любая мелочь важна.
It was insignificant.
О, сущая мелочь…
Frank, you know I sense any danger. Even the most insignificant.
Видишь ли, Франк, я чувствую всё, что тебе угрожает, даже всякие мелочи.
Показать ещё примеры для «мелочь»…
Are you certain there’s never been even the most insignificant computer error?
Ты точно уверен, что никогда не было ни одной самой маленькой ошибки?
The evil leader of his insignificant kingdom… has entered the Buddhist hell… his soul never to be released!
Дьявольский правитель своей маленькой империи… оказывается в буддистском аду… и душе его никогда оттуда не выбраться!
This is a quiet, frightened, insignificant old man who… who has been nothing all his life.
Это тихий, испуганный маленький человек, у которого ничего не было.
The sea is full of electricity, this ship is insignificant.
Море наэлектризовано, корабль слишком мал.
I know it may seem small and insignificant, but it’s not about what it is, it’s about what it can become.
Я знаю, семечко кажется таким маленьким, но важно не то, какое оно сейчас, важно то, что из него вырастит.
Показать ещё примеры для «маленькой»…
I understand now what you said, that we are all part of something greater and the fact that together we belong on the side of good renders everything else insignificant.
Я теперь это хорошо понимаю, Младший Братец. То что ты говорил, что все мы являемся частью чего-то гораздо большего, и принадлежим к стороне добра, а все остальное не имеет значения.
But that kind of thing seems so insignificant when someone is in need.
Но это все не имеет значения, когда кто-то в беде.
To me, it is insignificant.
Для меня это не имеет никакого значения.
You have no clue what is under my skin, and I am certain that a million dollars in either direction, to Mr. Axlerod or you, is entirely insignificant.
Вы представления не имеете, какая у меня мотивация. и я уверена, что потеря миллиона долларов ни для вас, ни для мистера Аксельрода не имеет никакого значения.
-Just the insignificant other.
— просто не имею значения.
Remember? All becomes insignificant compared to what we’re doing.
Все становится мелким на фоне того, что мы делаем.
They’re gonna come down on you hard, because if they don’t, it’ll send a message to every other insignificant mining community that Ferrous is weak and can’t keep its own house in order.
Они вас накажут, и жёстко. Ведь иначе это подаст знак всем остальным мелким колониям шахтёров, что корпорация слаба и не может навести порядок в своих рядах.
You’ve lost, you insignificant speck.
Ты проиграл, мелкий человечишка!
It was so insignificant, I forgot all about it.
Такой мелкий случай, что я забыл о нём.
So insignificant, I’ve been ignoring it.
Настолько мелкие, что я игнорировала их.
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И даже напряженность на TP1 незначительна, очень много зависит от FET.
Concentration of radioactive aerosols within near-surface atmosphere on the Shelter site is insignificant.
Концентрация радиоактивных аэрозолей в приземном слое атмосферы на промплощадке объекта« Укрытие» незначительна.
The number of units without access to electricity is insignificant, and the reasons for this
are
unknown.
Число жилищ, не имеющих электричества, незначительно, и причины этого неизвестны.
Autumn passage in mountains is insignificant— mainly in August the latest registration
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Осенний пролет в горах незначительный— преимущественно в августе наиболее поздняя встреча- 12 сентября.
Риск несвоевременного или неполного выполнения обязательств незначителен.
Риск несвоевременного или неполного выполнения обязательств незначителен.
При сопротивлении заземления менее 4 кОм шум электродов незначительный.
При этом разрыв в зависимости от размера бизнеса незначителен.
Риск несвоевременного или неполного выполнения обязательств незначителен.
Точечное загрязнение является незначительным по сравнению с диффузным.
Государственная помощь частным инициативам минимальна, ее практически не существует.
However, it at times is insignificant and embraces itself small things and small fulfillments.
Правда, порою ничтожно оно и обнимает собою малые вещи и малые свершения.
Условные обозначения:- явление отсутствует; данных не имеется;
The risk of a failure to meet obligations to investors in time is insignificant.
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adjective 1 : of little or no consequence : trifling, inconsequential 2 : having no force : inoperative
In Latin, nugae are trifles—that is, things of little value, substance, or importance. In English, such things can be described as nugatory, as in «I’m not going to concern myself with such nugatory matters as obscure words from extinct languages.»
Whatever its origin, nugatory has, we think, a pleasantly dismissive sound to it. And if you like the adjective, we have some nouns for you to consider as well: nugacity, which refers to something frivolous or trivial, or to triviality itself; and the obsolete (but otherwise perfectly good) nugation, meaning «the act or an instance of trifling.» (Trifling is, of course, treating or dealing with someone or something in a way that shows a lack of respect or seriousness.)
noun : one given to quibbling over trifles
Do you know someone who quibbles over trifles? Who raises trivial points to argue about unimportant things? If so, you are acquainted with one who can rightly be called a pettifogger. The word was originally two: pettie and fogger, with pettie being a variant spelling of petty, a word that ably describes the small-minded; and fogger being … somewhat opaque. The word may come from Fugger, the name of a successful family of 15th- and 16th-century German merchants and financiers. The Fuggers were not beloved by all, and Germanic variations on their name have historically described those who are wealthy, greedy, and pushy, making their name a reasonable (though still speculative) suspect for the pettifogger etymology.
And in case you were wondering, yes, a pettifogger does pettifog. That verb is defined as «to engage in legal chicanery,» «to quibble over insignificant details,» and «to plead (something, such as a case) with legal chicanery.»
adjective : trifling, petty
The skill required to play the fiddle was, it seems, not held in high regard when fiddling was first used to describe what matters little—as in «a fiddling excuse»—in the mid-17th century. In fact, by that same time, the verb fiddle had expanded from its original straightforward musical use to develop less laudable meanings ranging from «to spend time in aimless or fruitless activity» to «to cheat or swindle.»
adjective : of little worth or importance
Trivial comes from the Latin word trivialis, meaning «found everywhere; commonplace,» but its origin is in the stuff of maps and Robert Johnson legends: trivialis comes from trivium, meaning «crossroads»—from tri- and via, meaning «way.» What was seen at the crossroads of trivialis was common enough to be encountered anywhere. In the late 16th century, that word’s English descendant, trivial, was used to mean «commonplace, ordinary.»
noun : an insignificant person
While we do not accede to the assertion that any person is in truth insignificant, the word ablach is (in Scottish English, anyway) used to refer to a person one has deemed so. The Scots have been using this word thusly since the late 19th century. The word comes from Scottish Gaelic, in which language it means, um, «mangled carcass» or «brat.» Use with caution (perhaps only in fiction?).
adjective : minor, unimportant
While small-fry has described people and affairs deemed by the describer to be unworthy of attention since the early 19th century, it had been functioning (mostly without a hyphen) as a noun for centuries before then. Small fry in the late 16th century referred to recently hatched or juvenile fish (the term was redundant, since fry already referred to the same), and by the middle of the 17th century, the word had developed meanings of «a child» and «someone or something considered insignificant or minor.»
The small fry we refer to here is not to be confused with the small fry that refers to a portion of french fries that is difficult to share.
noun : one that is insignificant or not worth considering
Literally, chopped liver refers to animal liver (especially from a calf or chicken) that is chopped and cooked (or cooked and chopped) and eaten as food. But since the middle of the 20th century, the term chopped liver has also featured in rhetorical questions like «What am I, chopped liver?»—usually posed in reaction to the suggestion by another that a third person or thing is particularly appealing.
noun : a contemptible or insignificant person
We don’t know why British people starting referring to those they found despicable or otherwise wanting in some regard with the term dandiprat in the 16th century, but they did. The use is now archaic but that doesn’t mean it’s unavailable for modern speakers. If someone is truly behaving badly, throwing the word at them might just be just the thing. It should also be noted that dandiprat also refers to a small English silver coin no longer in use. The origin of the term is unknown.
synonyms for insignificant
synonyms for insignificant
- inconsequential
- infinitesimal
- irrelevant
- meager
- meaningless
- minimal
- minor
- minuscule
- negligible
- paltry
- pointless
- senseless
- trivial
- unimportant
- casual
- immaterial
- inappreciable
- inconsiderable
- lesser
- light
- lightweight
- little
- minim
- minute
- nondescript
- nonessential
- not worth mentioning
- nugatory
- petty
- purportless
- scanty
- secondary
- small
- trifling
- unsubstantial
On this page you’ll find 125 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to insignificant, such as: inconsequential, infinitesimal, irrelevant, meager, meaningless, and minimal.
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How to use insignificant in a sentence
Think of the immeasurable wealth of a Providence who could create such a wonder for just two insignificant human beings.
DOROTHY AT SKYRIEEVELYN RAYMOND
Douglas got clear with but insignificant loss, and, collecting his men by a prearranged note of his horn, he returned to camp.
KING ROBERT THE BRUCEA. F. MURISON
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WORDS RELATED TO INSIGNIFICANT
- bitsy
- bitty
- diminutive
- dwarf
- infinitesimal
- insignificant
- itsy-bitsy
- itty-bitty
- little
- microscopic
- midget
- mini
- miniature
- minikin
- minimum
- minuscular
- minuscule
- minute
- negligible
- pee-wee
- petite
- pint-sized
- pocket-size
- puny
- pygmy
- slight
- teensy
- teensy-weensy
- teeny
- trifling
- wee
- yea big
- beside the question
- extraneous
- immaterial
- inapplicable
- incidental
- inconsequential
- insignificant
- irrelevant
- nihil ad rem
- not at issue
- not important
- not to the purpose
- off the subject
- pointless
- unimportant
- unrelated
- wide of the mark
- wide of the point
- abject
- awful
- base
- beastly
- cheap
- contemptible
- degrading
- detestable
- dirty
- disgraceful
- disreputable
- down
- ignominious
- infamous
- insignificant
- loathsome
- low
- low-life
- mean
- no-good
- pitiful
- reprehensible
- shameful
- slimy
- sordid
- vile
- worthless
- wretched
- Lilliputian
- bush-league
- dainty
- insignificant
- lesser
- mini
- miniature
- minor
- minor-league
- neat
- petite
- second-rate
- secondary
- small-fry
- small-time
- trim
- base
- beggarly
- common
- commonplace
- contemptible
- humdrum
- ignoble
- inglorious
- insignificant
- little
- low
- low-born
- low-ranking
- lowly
- meager
- mean
- measly
- menial
- miserable
- modest
- obscure
- ordinary
- paltry
- petty
- pitiful
- plebeian
- proletarian
- puny
- rough
- scrubby
- seemly
- servile
- severe
- shabby
- simple
- small
- sordid
- trivial
- unassuming
- uncouth
- underprivileged
- undistinguished
- unfit
- unimportant
- unpretentious
- unrefined
- vulgar
- wretched
- base
- beggarly
- common
- commonplace
- contemptible
- humdrum
- ignoble
- inglorious
- insignificant
- little
- low
- low-born
- low-ranking
- lowly
- meager
- mean
- measly
- menial
- miserable
- modest
- obscure
- ordinary
- paltry
- petty
- pitiful
- plebeian
- proletarian
- puny
- rough
- scrubby
- seemly
- servile
- severe
- shabby
- simple
- small
- sordid
- trivial
- unassuming
- uncouth
- underprivileged
- undistinguished
- unfit
- unimportant
- unpretentious
- unrefined
- vulgar
- wretched
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adjective
unimportant, trifling, or petty: Omit the insignificant details.
too small to be important: an insignificant sum.
of no consequence, influence, or distinction: a minor, insignificant bureaucrat.
without weight of character; contemptible: an insignificant fellow.
without meaning; meaningless: insignificant sounds.
noun
a word, thing, or person without significance.
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OTHER WORDS FROM insignificant
in·sig·nif·i·cant·ly, adverb
Words nearby insignificant
insightful, insigne, insignia, insignificance, insignificancy, insignificant, in silico, insincere, insincerity, in single file, insinuate
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Words related to insignificant
inconsequential, infinitesimal, irrelevant, meager, meaningless, minimal, minor, minuscule, negligible, paltry, pointless, senseless, trivial, unimportant, casual, immaterial, inappreciable, inconsiderable, lesser, light
How to use insignificant in a sentence
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That said, the step taken Wednesday was not an insignificant one.
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As viruses course through a population, they inevitably mutate, although most such genetic changes are functionally insignificant.
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While not insignificant, these advancements still fall into the “baby steps” category.
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Proponents of this move say that while the positive effect of remdesivir may be small, it is not insignificant, and that incremental improvements are vital in fighting this virus.
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However, Brown said removing news articles from Facebook in Australia would be “insignificant” to its business because they are a small fraction of what users see.
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“He was an absolutely gray and insignificant personality,” says Kurnosova.
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In fact, most of the false rumors they tracked on Twitter showed low to insignificant propagation.
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Whatever irregularities occurred were accidental and insignificant.
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And Pippa Middleton’s bridesmaid dress was meant to be «insignificant.»
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Maliki—no Thomas Jefferson to begin with—was not about to risk his political life over such an insignificant contingent.
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Think of the immeasurable wealth of a Providence who could create such a wonder for just two insignificant human beings.
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Today we did not proceed further than Mendoza (twelve miles), a still more insignificant place than St. Anna.
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These maps were prepared for cyclists, and many of the hills seem insignificant to a powerful motor.
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Douglas got clear with but insignificant loss, and, collecting his men by a prearranged note of his horn, he returned to camp.
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What earnest attention is given to every detail, no matter how insignificant, which goes to make up the general effect!
British Dictionary definitions for insignificant
adjective
having little or no importance; trifling
almost or relatively meaningless
small or inadequatean insignificant wage
not distinctive in character, etc
Derived forms of insignificant
insignificance or insignificancy, nouninsignificantly, adverb
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