inconsiderable

[in-kuhn-sid-er-uh-buhl]

adjective

1. small, as in value, amount, or size.

2. not worth consideration or notice; trivial.

inconsiderable

/ ˌɪnkənˈsɪdərəbəl /

adjective

1. relatively small

2. not worthy of consideration; insignificant

Other Word Forms

• inconsiderableness noun
• inconsiderably adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of inconsiderable¹

First recorded in 1590–1600; in- ³ + considerable

Example Sentences

Thanks to a support slot with U2 on their 1983 US tour, The Alarm gained a transatlantic following - not an inconsiderable achievement.

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These rising costs, combined with bleak weather and a not inconsiderable outpouring of rabid anti-English messaging from Elon Musk, is hardly helping our cause.

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Mr. Biden had the more conventional though not inconsiderable challenge, exhibiting presidential leadership at a time of national trauma.

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The club had an opportunity to build from a position of strength, but instead made poor coaching appointments — twice — and spent not inconsiderable amounts of money, poorly, in the transfer market.

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“We apologize to those who felt uncomfortable because of these inconsiderable reactions,” Warner Bros.

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