insignificant

1. 1.

   signifying nothing

   “insignificant sounds”

   Similarmeaningless
2. 2.

   of little importance or influence or power; of minor status

   “a minor, insignificant bureaucrat”

   “peanut politicians”

   Synonymspeanut

   Similarminor
3. 3.

   devoid of importance, meaning, or force

   Synonymsunimportant

   Antonymssignificant

   Similarhole-and-cornerflimsyinappreciablelightsuperficial
4. 4.

   small and unimpressive

   “we stayed in a dinky old hotel”

   “an insignificant sum of money”

   Synonymsdinky

   Similarsmall

   colloquialism

Questions about insignificant

What does insignificant mean?

insignificant means "signifying nothing". That is the primary sense; the word has 4 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in insignificant?

insignificant has 5 syllables: in-sig-nif-i-cant. The stress falls on "nif". In IPA it is /ˌɪnsɪɡˈnjɪfɪkənt/.

What is another word for insignificant?

Close synonyms include peanut, unimportant, dinky. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of insignificant?

The recorded antonyms are significant.

Is insignificant a common word?

insignificant is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.