inconsequential
adjective
in·con·se·quen·tial
(ˌ)in-ˌkän(t)-sə-ˈkwen(t)-shəl 
1
: of no significance : unimportant
inconsequential differences
His opinion is inconsequential.
2
a
: irrelevant
Though court's comments … were ill-advised, they were legally inconsequential.—
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b
Examples of inconsequential in a Sentence
that's an inconsequential problem compared to the other issues
an inconsequential error that does nothing to lessen the value of the report
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Alexander Nazaryan, New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2026
Lett’s inconsequential gaffe overshadowed a defensive performance by the Cowboys that produced a Super Bowl-record nine turnovers.
—Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Feb. 2026
Investigators are looking for some kind of new information in the Guthrie investigation, regardless of how inconsequential a person might think the tip is, NBC News' Tom Winter reiterated today.
—Daniel Arkin, NBC news, 5 Feb. 2026
That’s a not-inconsequential $24,000 a year, vaulting Orange Unified’s members into the upper echelons of school board compensation in Orange County.
—Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 4 Feb. 2026
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“Inconsequential.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inconsequential. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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inconsequential
adjective
in·con·se·quen·tial
(ˌ)in-ˌkän(t)-sə-ˈkwen-chəl
: not important
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