inconsequential
adjective
in·con·se·quen·tial
(ˌ)in-ˌkän(t)-sə-ˈkwen(t)-shəl 
1
: of no significance : unimportant
2
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b
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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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Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2024
Despite the ill-conceived and narrow-minded arguments made by those who believe that atonement and rehabilitation are inconsequential, my colleagues and I in the criminal justice system have seen firsthand how that thinking is irrefutably false.
—Aisha Braveboy, Baltimore Sun, 2 Apr. 2024
While Ted doesn’t feel too pleased with himself afterward, there is a lesson in here that every St. Paddy’s Day reveler seems to hope to be true: that your behavior on that night is, if not inconsequential, then forgivable.
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—Devika Rao, theweek, 12 Feb. 2024
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Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2024
Despite the ill-conceived and narrow-minded arguments made by those who believe that atonement and rehabilitation are inconsequential, my colleagues and I in the criminal justice system have seen firsthand how that thinking is irrefutably false.
—Aisha Braveboy, Baltimore Sun, 2 Apr. 2024
While Ted doesn’t feel too pleased with himself afterward, there is a lesson in here that every St. Paddy’s Day reveler seems to hope to be true: that your behavior on that night is, if not inconsequential, then forgivable.
—Marianne Eloise, Vulture, 15 Mar. 2024
This seismic activity on its own might but inconsequential, but the changes could make landing on the moon much more difficult if moon missions like NASA's Artemis program do not account for the newfound shaky ground.
—Devika Rao, theweek, 12 Feb. 2024
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inconsequential
adjective
in·con·se·quen·tial
(ˌ)in-ˌkän(t)-sə-ˈkwen-chəl
: not important
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