inconsequential

American  

[in-kon-si-kwen-shuhl, in-kon-] / ˌɪn kɒn sɪˈkwɛn ʃəl, ɪnˌkɒn- /

adjective

1. of little or no importance; insignificant; trivial.

2. inconsequent; illogical.

3. irrelevant.

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inconsequential British  

/ ɪnˈkɒnsɪkwənt, ɪnˌkɒn-, ˌɪnkɒnsɪˈkwɛnʃəl /

adjective

1. not following logically as a consequence

2. trivial or insignificant

3. not in a logical sequence; haphazard

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Other Word Forms

• inconsequentiality noun
• inconsequentially adverb

Etymology

Origin of inconsequential

First recorded in 1615–25; in- ³ + consequential

Example Sentences

“I just lost 14 cents in viewership,” he said, anticipating the outrage his comments would elicit and dismissing it as inconsequential in the same breath.

From The Wall Street Journal

And, as usual, whatever he says afterward is inconsequential and often irrelevant to the action he has already taken.

From Salon

You had to be in the past, but not interfere or interact with it in even the tiniest, most inconsequential way.

From Literature

He takes his time absorbing every seemingly inconsequential detail as he becomes attached to the personalities of eccentrics on their self-assigned quests to accomplish unlikely goals.

From The Wall Street Journal

Computing expert and AI safety campaigner Stuart Russell told AFP that Saturday's commitments were "not completely inconsequential".

From Barron's

Related Words

• insignificant
• negligible
• trivial
• unimportant
• worthless