INSIGNIFICANCE Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

insignificance

noun

ˌin(t)-sig-ˈni-fi-kən(t)s

Definition of insignificance

as in negligibility

the quality or state of being unimportant a tabloid newspaper devoted to people and events of astonishing insignificance

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Recent Examples of insignificance What Choudary has in mind instead is a total redesign of work that forces today’s employees to choose between being a regular worker who quickly sinks into insignificance by automation, or functioning as an employee-preneur. — Rachel Wells, Forbes.com, 19 May 2026 Her difficulty lay in her distance from the random violence of insignificance. — Rachel Cusk, New Yorker, 24 Aug. 2025 Another message from Bondi also got under Murphy's skin — not because of its importance, but its insignificance. — Tom Dreisbach, NPR, 20 Mar. 2025 The compositions prioritize headspace for the sky to take over the frame during exterior shots, communicating Rico’s feeling of insignificance against the immensity of what burdens him. — Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 27 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for insignificance

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Noun

Illinois lawmakers in Washington need to find ways to work together for the good of the Prairie State, moving to higher ground and setting smallness aside.

— John T. Shaw, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026
With awe, the feeling of smallness is inspired by something that makes our own concerns and capacities seem trivial – something like God or the divine.

— Robert A. Ballingall, The Conversation, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of smallness

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Trump’s pettiness and impetuousness has combined to literally put former high ranking American officials in physical danger.

— Kevin Igoe, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026
Also forbidden was anything that emphasized the suffering of soldiers or revealed the pettiness of commanders.

— Nick Holdstock, The Dial, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of pettiness

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