Meaning & use
unimportant
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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