unimportant
adjective
un·im·por·tant
ˌən-im-ˈpȯr-tᵊnt 
especially Southern US and New England -tənt,
-dənt
unimportantly
adverb
Examples of unimportant in a Sentence
we figured that the details were unimportant as long as we got the basic design correct
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But that’s not because the work of the public sector itself is unimportant.
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Adam Chandler, TIME, 20 Feb. 2025
Council President Joe LaCava defended the city’s focus on something so relatively unimportant compared to closing a $258 million deficit that is expected to require substantial budget cuts.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Feb. 2025
Some things that might seem unimportant to many can have subtle consequences.
—Erik Sherman, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Starting on this note reduces the chances that your soon-to-be ex will feel dismissed or unimportant.
—Julia Ries, SELF, 7 Feb. 2025
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Adam Chandler, TIME, 20 Feb. 2025
Council President Joe LaCava defended the city’s focus on something so relatively unimportant compared to closing a $258 million deficit that is expected to require substantial budget cuts.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Feb. 2025
Some things that might seem unimportant to many can have subtle consequences.
—Erik Sherman, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Starting on this note reduces the chances that your soon-to-be ex will feel dismissed or unimportant.
—Julia Ries, SELF, 7 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unimportant
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“Unimportant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unimportant. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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