inconsequential
Origin of inconsequential
1Other words from inconsequential
- in·con·se·quen·ti·al·i·ty, noun
- in·con·se·quen·tial·ly, adverb
Words Nearby inconsequential
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024
How to use inconsequential in a sentence
The researchers I spoke to brushed them off as inconsequential, but I just couldn’t let go of the doubts.
How I Escaped My Troubles Through Science - Issue 104: Harmony | Subodh Patil | August 25, 2021 | NautilusI think whatever McCarthy does will be viewed as the inconsequential sideshow that it will be.
Bipartisan House probe of Jan. 6 insurrection falls apart after Pelosi blocks two GOP members | Marianna Sotomayor, Jacqueline Alemany, Karoun Demirjian | July 22, 2021 | Washington Post“By declaring some racially discriminatory burdens inconsequential, and by refusing to subject asserted state interests to serious means-end scrutiny,” she wrote, “the majority enables voting discrimination.”
Supreme Court gives another big green light to GOP voting restrictions | Aaron Blake | July 1, 2021 | Washington PostThe problems with this disproportionate treatment are not in any way inconsequential.
Want to Improve Police Stop Disparities? Hold the Chief Responsible for Addressing Them. | Chris Brewster | June 23, 2021 | Voice of San DiegoThe Portable app was fairly inconsequential to my user experience, and I was already pleased with the built-in sound quality, so I didn’t mind the lack of features.
JBL Charge 5 review: A rugged, portable Bluetooth speaker with battery to spare | Billy Cadden | June 15, 2021 | Popular-Science
But to Swift, well-versed in Hollywood dating, this is inconsequential.
Taylor Swift’s ‘Blank Space’: Hell Hath No Fury Like A Tay-Tay Scorned | Sujay Kumar | November 10, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHow permanent virginity feels,” she says, “and then how inconsequential.
Speed Read: Lena Dunham’s Most Shocking Confessions From ‘Not That Kind of Girl’ | Kevin Fallon | September 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTYou are sending a signal that says any Western response to his actions will be inconsequential.
We are still down to play Costa Rica on Tuesday, but the result is inconsequential.
England Eliminated From World Cup 2014: The ‘Years of Hurt’ Continue | Tim Teeman | June 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe nits that Clinton detractors have picked are so inconsequential as to appear downright desperate.
Hillary Clinton Knows Rape Is No Laughing Matter | Amanda Marcotte | June 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTDays had gone by and we lacked the energy to begrudge their inconsequential passing, but now a time of reckoning had come.
Gardens of the Caribbees, v. 1/2 | Ida May Hill Starr"Sometimes," said Stover, with an inconsequential wave of his hand.
The Varmint | Owen JohnsonIt was restoring to talk thus of inconsequential things; Ruth was beginning to feel more herself than she had felt in years.
Fidelity | Susan GlaspellMaggie stepped to the connecting door, sent Miss Grierson on an inconsequential errand, and returned.
Children of the Whirlwind | Leroy ScottFormerly it washed on either side over a shelving beach, and was but a shallow, inconsequential stream.
British Dictionary definitions for inconsequential
inconsequent (ɪnˈkɒnsɪkwənt)
/ (ˌɪnkɒnsɪˈkwɛnʃəl, ɪnˌkɒn-) /
not following logically as a consequence
trivial or insignificant
not in a logical sequence; haphazard
Derived forms of inconsequential
- inconsequentiality, inconsequentialness, inconsequence or inconsequentness, noun
- inconsequentially or inconsequently, adverb
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Browse