as in negligibility
the quality or state of being unimportant
a tabloid newspaper devoted to people and events of astonishing insignificance
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Recent Examples of insignificance
But the film makes its own insignificance a virtue, then uses that to slip us into an unexpectedly moving story.
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Alison Willmore, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2025
Many feel that the insignificance of this amount may not act as a meaningful deterrent in future.
—Moin Roberts-Islam, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
The two shows share plots of frenzy amid insignificance, and both abound with florid insults, rapid-fire banter, and acid appraisals.
—Inkoo Kang, The New Yorker, 22 Nov. 2024
This, however, plays into insignificance against spyware, which has increased by a shocking 101%.
—Davey Winder, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
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Alison Willmore, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2025
Many feel that the insignificance of this amount may not act as a meaningful deterrent in future.
—Moin Roberts-Islam, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
The two shows share plots of frenzy amid insignificance, and both abound with florid insults, rapid-fire banter, and acid appraisals.
—Inkoo Kang, The New Yorker, 22 Nov. 2024
This, however, plays into insignificance against spyware, which has increased by a shocking 101%.
—Davey Winder, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
See All Example Sentences for insignificance
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“Insignificance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insignificance. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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