ignorable

adjective

Definition of ignorablenext
as in harmless

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ignorable
  1. harmless
  2. unimportant
  3. tolerable
  4. insignificant
  5. trivial
Adjective
  • Jar Jar Binks Actor Reflects on Backlash to Phantom Menace: 'My Career Began and Ended' with Star Wars (Exclusive) Mr. Reed, Grant’s character in Heretic, appears to be harmless at first, welcoming two missionaries from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints into his home.
    Jen Juneau, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Microaggressions can seem harmless or minor, but can accumulate and cause significant stress or discomfort for the recipient.
    Michaela Zee, Variety, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of harmless
Adjective
  • Benjamin Deneen, the paper’s lead author, tells Popular Science that in the early days of neuroscience, research tended to focus on neurons, treating other cells as relatively unimportant support structures.
    Tom Hawking, Popular Science, 6 Nov. 2024
  • On his New Heights podcast last month, Jason Kelce branded the football position unimportant.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of unimportant
Adjective
  • Here are the pieces of disaster gear that made the last couple of weeks without first-world amenities so much more tolerable.
    Graham Averill, Outside Online, 31 Oct. 2024
  • Best Amazon Comfy Clothes and Shoes Deals Uncomfortable clothes can make an otherwise tolerable flight an unbearable nightmare.
    Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 7 Oct. 2024
Definition of tolerable
Adjective
  • The cumulative effects over at least five days or more result in a net sleep loss that is not insignificant.
    Lieke ten Brummelhuis, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
  • This may seem like an insignificant development, or a minor change for the better.
    Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 17 Oct. 2024
Definition of insignificant
Adjective
  • Seemingly small or trivial accuracy improvements could actually play a crucial role when applied in extreme, emergency settings.
    Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 13 Nov. 2024
  • What might feel like trivial small talk is actually an invitation for connection.
    Mark Travers, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024
Definition of trivial
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