inconsiderable
Americanadjective
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small, as in value, amount, or size.
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not worth consideration or notice; trivial.
adjective
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relatively small
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not worthy of consideration; insignificant
Other Word Forms
- inconsiderableness noun
- inconsiderably adverb
Etymology
Origin of inconsiderable
First recorded in 1590–1600; in- 3 + considerable
Example Sentences
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The IFS said the rise was "not inconsiderable", though it noted it was lower than an equivalent funding increase in England.
From BBC • Feb. 17, 2026
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.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2025
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.
From New York Times • Jan. 12, 2024
“We apologize to those who felt uncomfortable because of these inconsiderable reactions,” Warner Bros.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 1, 2023
My secretary, Judy Fella, had used her not inconsiderable charm to persuade British Airways to give herself and me free seats on a Concorde as a publicity venture.
From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking
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