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unimportant

British  
/ ˌʌnɪmˈpɔːtənt /

adjective

  1. lacking in significance or value

    unimportant matters

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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I’m not one of those rubes who thinks a job is unimportant just because I can’t make sense of it.

From Salon Jul. 23, 2026

But that’s unimportant, Kelleher says, because other market participants are reading them.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 8, 2026

That does not mean parenting or educational support are unimportant.

From Science Daily May 6, 2026

In other words, he eliminated an unimportant opportunity to pursue the right ones.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 21, 2026

It made me feel like one of the prickly pear cactuses I crunched under my feet: small and unimportant on the prairie near Vida.

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson

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