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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not important; of no consequence |
| Synonyms: | casual, immaterial, inappreciable, inconsequential, inconsiderable, infinitesimal, irrelevant, lesser, light, lightweight, little, meager, meaningless, minim, minimal, minor, minuscule, minute, negligible, nondescript, nonessential, not worth mentioning, nugatory, paltry, petty, pointless, purportless, scanty, secondary, senseless, small, trifling, trivial, unimportant, unsubstantial |
| Antonyms: | consequential, important, significant, substantial, valuable |
| Main Entry: | despicable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | hateful; beyond contempt |
| Synonyms: | abject, awful, base, beastly, cheap, contemptible, degrading, detestable, dirty, disgraceful, disreputable, down, ignominious, infamous, insignificant, loathsome, low, low-life, mean, no-good, pitiful, reprehensible, shameful, slimy*, sordid, vile, worthless, wretched |
| Antonyms: | desirous, honorable, likeable, loveable, respectable, virtuous, worthy |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | dinky |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | tiny, small |
| Synonyms: | Lilliputian, bush-league, dainty, insignificant, lesser, mini, miniature, minor, minor-league, neat, petite, second rate, secondary, small-fry, small-time, trim |
| Antonyms: | big, huge, large |
| Main Entry: | humble |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | poor, inferior |
| Synonyms: | base, beggarly, common, commonplace, contemptible, humdrum, ignoble, inglorious, insignificant, little, low, low-born, low-ranking, lowly, meager, mean, measly, menial, miserable, modest, obscure, ordinary, paltry, petty, pitiful, plebeian, proletarian, puny, rough, scrubby, seemly, servile, severe, shabby, simple, small, sordid, trivial, unassuming, uncouth, underprivileged, undistinguished, unfit, unimportant, unpretentious, unrefined, vulgar, wretched |
| Antonyms: | luxurious, rich, superior |
| Main Entry: | idle |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | worthless, ineffective |
| Synonyms: | abortive, bootless, empty, frivolous, fruitless, futile, groundless, hollow, insignificant, irrelevant, not serious, nugatory, of no avail, otiose, pointless, rambling, superficial, trivial, unavailing, unhelpful, unnecessary, unproductive, unsuccessful, useless, vain |
| Notes: | idle means not in action or at work; idyll means a simple descriptive work, either in poetry or prose, dealing with simple, rustic life - or a lighthearted carefree episode or experience; idyllic means excellent and delightful in all respects |
| Antonyms: | effective, important, productive, worthwhile |
| Main Entry: | immaterial |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | irrelevant |
| Synonyms: | extraneous, foreign, impertinent, inapplicable, inapposite, inappropriate, inconsequential, inconsiderable, inconsiderate, inessential, insignificant, irrelative, matter of indifference, meaningless, no big deal, no never mind, of no account, of no consequence, of no importance, trifling, trivial, unimportant, unnecessary |
| Antonyms: | essential, important, material, meaningful, relevant, substantial |
| Main Entry: | imperceptible |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | hard to sense; faint |
| Synonyms: | ephemeral, evanescent, fine, gradual, impalpable, imponderable, inappreciable, inaudible, inconsiderable, inconspicuous, indiscernible, indistinct, indistinguishable, infinitesimal, insensible, insignificant, invisible, microscopic, minute, momentary, shadowy, slight, small, subtle, tiny, trivial, undetectable, unnoticeable, vague |
| Antonyms: | apparent, conspicuous, distinct, evident, noticeable, obvious, perceptible, seeable, striking, unobscured |
| Main Entry: | inconsequential/inconsiderable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | of no significance |
| Synonyms: | casual, dinky, entry-level, exiguous, immaterial, inadequate, inappreciable, inconsequent, insignificant, insufficient, light, little, measly, minor, negligible, paltry, petty, picayune, puny, runt, scanty, shoestring, skimpy, small, small potatoes, small-time, trifling, trivial, two-bit, unconsidered, unimportant, wimpy, worthless |
| Antonyms: | consequential, considerable, important, significant |
| Main Entry: | inconspicuous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | hidden, unnoticeable |
| Synonyms: | camouflaged, concealed, dim, faint, hidden, indistinct, insignificant, low-key, low-profile, modest, muted, ordinary, plain, quiet, retiring, secretive, shy, soft-pedalled, subtle, tenuous, unassuming, unemphatic, unobtrusive, unostentatious |
| Antonyms: | conspicuous, exposed, noticeable, open, unhidden |
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