Meaning & use

unimportant

adjective·Everyday

Not significant or worthy of attention or concern.

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He dismissed the criticism as unimportant and continued with his original plan.

To her, winning the game was unimportant compared to simply having fun.

A note on using this word

Unimportant is a straightforward negation of 'important' and works in nearly any context where something lacks significance.

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