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
The two shows share plots of frenzy amid insignificance, and both abound with florid insults, rapid-fire banter, and acid appraisals.
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Inkoo Kang, The New Yorker, 22 Nov. 2024
This, however, plays into insignificance against spyware, which has increased by a shocking 101%.
—Davey Winder, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
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
But the film makes its own insignificance a virtue, then uses that to slip us into an unexpectedly moving story.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2025
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Inkoo Kang, The New Yorker, 22 Nov. 2024
This, however, plays into insignificance against spyware, which has increased by a shocking 101%.
—Davey Winder, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
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
But the film makes its own insignificance a virtue, then uses that to slip us into an unexpectedly moving story.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for insignificance
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“Insignificance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insignificance. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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