unimportant

unimportant
I
(Roget's IV) modif.
Syn. trifling, inconsiderable, slight, worthless, inconsequential, insignificant, unnecessary, immaterial, negligible, indifferent, unnecessary, beside the point, frivolous, useless, second-rate, low-ranking, of no account, of no consequence, of no moment, worthless, trivial, paltry, picayune, piddling*, penny ante*, mickey mouse.
Ant. important*, weighty, great.
II
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) a.
trivial, trifling, insignificant, petty, minor, *lightweight, frivolous, picayune, inconsequential, worthless, irrelevant, paltry, meaningless, *mickey mouse.
ANT.: important, crucial, critical, vital
III
(Roget's Thesaurus II) adjective Not of great importance: inconsequent, inconsequential, insignificant, little, trivial. See BIG.

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