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unimportant

British  
/ ˌʌnɪmˈpɔːtənt /

adjective

  1. lacking in significance or value

    unimportant matters

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Example Sentences

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It’s not unimportant that a book publisher decided her voice and her story were worth investing in.

From Salon • Mar. 24, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 21, 2026

It makes most of its money selling cars, and trends there aren’t great, but it has convinced investors that this is unimportant.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

One of the votes at issue was about a project in Bonin’s district that sailed through the council, with Price’s vote unimportant to the project’s outcome.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 23, 2026

I slighted no one, no matter how unimportant; bigshots, doctors, real-estate men and store-front preachers.

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison