inconsequential

[ in-kon-si-kwen-shuhl, in-kon- ]

adjective

1. of little or no importance; insignificant; trivial.
2. inconsequent; illogical.
3. irrelevant.

inconsequential

/ ɪnˌkɒn-; ɪnˈkɒnsɪkwənt; ˌɪnkɒnsɪˈkwɛnʃəl /

adjective

1. not following logically as a consequence
2. trivial or insignificant
3. not in a logical sequence; haphazard

Derived Forms

• ˌinconseˌquentiˈality, noun
• ˌinconseˈquentially, adverb

Other Words From

• incon·se·quenti·ali·ty noun
• incon·se·quential·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of inconsequential¹

First recorded in 1615–25; in- ³ + consequential

Example Sentences

The researchers I spoke to brushed them off as inconsequential, but I just couldn’t let go of the doubts.

From Nautilus

I think whatever McCarthy does will be viewed as the inconsequential sideshow that it will be.

From 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.”

From Washington Post

The problems with this disproportionate treatment are not in any way inconsequential.

From Voice of San Diego

The 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.

From Popular-Science

But to Swift, well-versed in Hollywood dating, this is inconsequential.

From The Daily Beast

How permanent virginity feels,” she says, “and then how inconsequential.

From The Daily Beast

You are sending a signal that says any Western response to his actions will be inconsequential.

From The Daily Beast

We are still down to play Costa Rica on Tuesday, but the result is inconsequential.

From The Daily Beast

The nits that Clinton detractors have picked are so inconsequential as to appear downright desperate.

From The Daily Beast

Days had gone by and we lacked the energy to begrudge their inconsequential passing, but now a time of reckoning had come.

From Project Gutenberg

"Sometimes," said Stover, with an inconsequential wave of his hand.

From Project Gutenberg

It was restoring to talk thus of inconsequential things; Ruth was beginning to feel more herself than she had felt in years.

From Project Gutenberg

Maggie stepped to the connecting door, sent Miss Grierson on an inconsequential errand, and returned.

From Project Gutenberg

Formerly it washed on either side over a shelving beach, and was but a shallow, inconsequential stream.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• insignificant
• negligible
• trivial
• unimportant
• worthless