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Synonyms for un important
adj of no real worth, value

worthless
insignificant
irrelevant
immaterial
meaningless
inconsequential
negligible
useless
null

trivial
frivolous
unnecessary
beside the point
casual
frothy
indifferent
little
minor

minute
nonessential
nothing
nugatory
paltry
petty
picayune
second-rate
slight

trifling
zero
zilch
zip
inconsiderable
low-ranking
of no account
of no consequence
shoestring

Antonyms for un important

valuable
worthwhile
worthy
consequential
relevant

meaningful
useful
important
significant
substantial

necessary
big
serious

Synonyms
adj not pertaining to

extraneous
immaterial
inapplicable
incidental
inconsequential

insignificant
irrelevant
pointless
unimportant
unrelated

wide of the mark
beside the question
nihil ad rem
not at issue
not important

not to the purpose
off the subject
wide of the point

Synonyms
adj not necessary; able to be thrown away

excessive
expendable
minor
needless

nonessential
removable
superfluous
trivial

unimportant
unnecessary
useless
unrequired

disposable

Antonyms

indispensable
needed

useful
irreplaceable

necessary

Synonyms
adj not important

unimportant
superfluous

dispensable
excess

nonessential
inessential

disposable
replaceable

Antonyms

indispensable
useful

important
necessary

Synonyms
adj trivial, silly

petty
impractical
senseless
idiotic
foolish
pointless
barmy
childish
dizzy
empty-headed

facetious
featherbrained
flighty
flip
flippant
gay
giddy
harebrained
idle
juvenile

light
minor
niggling
paltry
peripheral
playful
puerile
scatterbrained
shallow
sportive

superficial
tongue-in-cheek
unimportant
volatile
whimsical
ill-considered
light-minded
nonserious
not serious
unprofound

Antonyms

sensible
intelligent
wise

mature
grave
serious

solemn
thoughtful

Synonyms
adj hopeless, pointless

fruitless
worthless
impractical
ineffective
vain
insufficient
hollow
ineffectual
useless
unsuccessful
unproductive

unprofitable
trivial
abortive
barren
bootless
delusive
empty
exhausted
forlorn
idle
impracticable

nugatory
otiose
sterile
trifling
unavailing
unimportant
unneeded
unreal
unsatisfactory
unsubstantial
valueless

in vain
no dice
on a treadmill
out the window
profitless
resultless
to no avail
to no effect
to no purpose
save one’s breath

Antonyms

fruitful
productive
profitable
successful

useful
valuable
worthwhile
helpful

effective
hopeful

Synonyms
adj poor, inferior

simple
modest
obscure
unassuming
ordinary
unpretentious
rough
unfit
low
base
mean
beggarly

common
commonplace
contemptible
humdrum
ignoble
inglorious
insignificant
little
lowly
meager
measly
menial

miserable
paltry
petty
pitiful
plebeian
puny
seemly
servile
severe
shabby
small
sordid

trivial
uncouth
underprivileged
undistinguished
unimportant
unrefined
vulgar
wretched
scrubby
low-born
low-ranking
proletarian

Antonyms

brave
extraordinary
presumptuous
polite
honest
moral
assertive

conceited
egotistical
insolent
pretentious
showy
luxurious
bold

nice
noble
boasting
proud
rich
superior

Synonyms
adj irrelevant

unimportant
trivial
meaningless
extraneous
inconsequential
foreign

impertinent
inapplicable
inappropriate
inconsiderate
insignificant
trifling

unnecessary
inconsiderable
inessential
inapposite
irrelative
matter of indifference

no big deal
no never mind
of no account
of no consequence
of no importance

Antonyms

relevant
useful
worthwhile
valuable
meaningful

bodily
real
important
significant
essential

material
substantial
physical
solid

Synonyms
adj of no significance

casual
dinky
exiguous
immaterial
inadequate
insignificant
insufficient
light
little

measly
minor
negligible
paltry
petty
picayune
puny
runt
scanty

skimpy
small
small-time
trifling
trivial
two-bit
unimportant
worthless
inappreciable

inconsequent
small potatoes
unconsidered
entry-level
shoestring
wimpy

Antonyms

consequential
considerable

important
significant

Synonyms
adj not important; of no consequence

paltry
pointless
minuscule
senseless
inconsequential
meaningless
unimportant
infinitesimal
negligible

minor
irrelevant
meager
trivial
minimal
casual
immaterial
lesser
light

lightweight
little
minute
nondescript
nonessential
nugatory
petty
scanty
secondary

small
trifling
unsubstantial
inappreciable
inconsiderable
minim
not worth mentioning
purportless

Antonyms

meaningful
sensible
huge
useful
valuable

worthwhile
relevant
large
consequential
important

significant
substantial
big
major

Synonyms
adj beside the point

immaterial
trivial
inappropriate
inconsequential
extraneous
unnecessary
unimportant
unrelated

pointless
insignificant
foreign
garbage
impertinent
inapplicable
inapt
out of order

outside
remote
unconnected
inconsequent
unapt
inapposite
inappurtenant
inapropos

not connected with
not germane
not pertaining to
off the point
off the topic
out of place
without reference

Antonyms

meaningful
relevant
consequential
useful
valuable

worthwhile
appropriate
needed
pertinent
related

essential
important
substantial
significant
necessary

Synonyms
adj slightest, smallest

gutter
last
nadir
bottom
infinitesimal
second
minimum
minute

first
atomic
lowest
microscopic
minimal
molecular
niggling
piddling

trivial
unimportant
finical
third
entry-level
feeblest
fewest
meanest

microcosmic
minutest
most trivial
next to nothing
poorest
short-end
tiniest

Antonyms

huge
large

most
big

substantial

Synonyms
adj small in amount, content

slight
faint
weak
tiny
gentle
mild
thin
sparse
moderate
soft
casual

wee
scanty
restricted
minute
minuscule
minor
trifling
digestible
fractional
fragmentary
frivolous

frugal
inadequate
inconsequential
indistinct
insignificant
insufficient
modest
puny
superficial
trivial
unimportant

unsubstantial
inconsiderable
shoestring
hardly any
hardly enough
not many
not much
not rich

Antonyms

large
brave
huge
dusky
big
great
significant
fat
thick
heavy
loud

strong
bold
firm
concentrated
rough
violent
wild
harsh
important
black
dark

darkened
dim
gloomy
obscure
brunette
weighted
difficult
laborious
grave
serious
solemn

Synonyms
adj inconsequential

petty
slight
failing
incompetent

trifling
foolish
insignificant
paltry

trivial
unimportant
worthless
weightless

featherweight
imponderous
of no account

Antonyms

useful
consequential
important

significant
big
heavyweight

major

Synonyms
adj not important

petty
light
small
minute

minor
trifling
casual
insignificant

negligible
paltry
trivial
unimportant

inconsiderable
shoestring

Antonyms

consequential
useful
huge
large
enormous
giant

immense
massive
magnificent
magnanimous
open-minded
important

major
significant
big
great
open

Synonyms
adj without use, value, worth

worthless
insignificant
trivial
senseless
inconsequential
hollow
unimportant
useless
absurd

pointless
vague
empty
futile
aimless
blank
double-talk
feckless
fustian

good-for-nothing
hot air
inane
insubstantial
nonsensical
nothing
nugatory
purposeless
trifling

vacant
vain
valueless
vapid
doublespeak
purportless
unmeaning
unpurposed
doesn’t cut it

Antonyms

valuable
worthwhile
consequential
useful
rational
sensible

wise
meaningful
profitable
fruitful
productive
important

significant
substantial
reasonable
full
certain

Synonyms
adj skimpy

paltry
meager
miserly
miserable
pitiful
puny

beggarly
contemptible
insignificant
mean
niggling
pathetic

petty
picayune
piddling
poor
scanty
stingy

trifling
trivial
ungenerous
unimportant
valueless
worthless

Antonyms

wealthy
large
abundant
proficient
satisfactory

sufficient
rich
substantial
liberal
big

generous
happy
plenty

Synonyms
adj insignificant, small

petty
slight
inconsequential
lesser
unimportant
negligible
trivial
secondary

dinky
minus
dependent
light
accessory
low
subordinate
subsidiary

junior
inferior
trifling
bush-league
casual
paltry
piddling
small-time

smaller
tacky
two-bit
inconsiderable
below the mark
second-string
small-fry
younger

Antonyms

consequential
useful
worthwhile
chief
adult

greater
large
important
major
significant

big
superior
strong
necessary

Synonyms
adj insignificant

slight
imperceptible
slim
inconsequential

unimportant
trivial
minor
minute

off
outside
petty
remote

slender
small
trifling

Antonyms

useful
worthwhile

big
important

significant
major

Synonyms
adj irrelevant

beside the point
extraneous
immaterial
impertinent

inconsequential
pointless
trivial
unconnected

unimportant
not connected with
not germane
not pertaining to

off the point
off the topic

Synonyms
adj not needed or important

unnecessary
peripheral
petty
inessential

dispensable
excessive
expendable
extraneous

insignificant
superfluous
trivial
unimportant

deadwood
excess baggage

Antonyms

needed
major

essential
important

necessary

Synonyms
adj out-of-the-way, little-known

enigmatic
secluded
cryptic
rare
irrelevant
unknown
humble
esoteric
inaccessible
distant
undisclosed
arcane
secretive

mysterious
undistinguished
odd
remote
minor
blind
retired
close
covered
hidden
removed
abstruse
cabalistic

dark
deep
devious
far
inconspicuous
inglorious
invisible
lonesome
lowly
nameless
oracular
recondite
reticent

secret
solitary
unheard-of
unimportant
unseen
unsung
far-off
sequestered
orphic
seldom seen
unhonored
unnoted

Antonyms

known
obvious
related
relevant
nearby
friendly
uncovered
explicit
perceptible
understood

visible
distinguished
famous
clear
plain
open
public
straightforward
common
familiar

approachable
near
warm
revealed
exposed
bare
apparent
bright
unmysterious

Synonyms
adj poor; worthless

measly
insignificant
meager
miserable
pitiful
trivial
puny
base
beggarly
cheap

common
contemptible
despicable
ineffectual
limited
low
mean
minor
narrow
petty

picayune
piddling
set
shabby
shoddy
sleazy
slight
small
sorry
trashy

trifling
unimportant
vile
wretched
inconsiderable
derisory
low-down
unconsequential

Antonyms

sufficient
consequential
valuable
large
worthwhile

wealthy
worthy
plenty
important
significant

substantial
big
happy
rich

Synonyms
adj minor, outside

incidental
tangential
borderline
inessential

surface
external
exterior
minor

secondary
beside the point
irrelevant
outer

outermost
superficial
unimportant
perimetric

Antonyms

central
interior
middle

crucial
internal
inside

major

Synonyms
adj trivial, insignificant

lesser
narrow-minded
frivolous
minor
little
slight
scratch
shallow
inessential
lower

base
peanut
light
small
subordinate
secondary
junior
inferior
trifling
casual

cheap
contemptible
irrelevant
measly
negligible
niggling
paltry
picayune
piddling
shabby

small-minded
two-bit
unimportant
inconsequent
inconsiderable
shoestring
nickel-and-dime
penny-ante
pettifogging

Antonyms

greater
enormous
huge
immense
large
first-class

first-rate
consequential
useful
major
big
great

important
significant
superior
necessary
prominent

Synonyms
adj trivial

diminutive
everyday
frivolous
immaterial
incidental
inconsequential
insignificant

irrelevant
little
meager
mean
meaningless
minor
minute

negligible
nonessential
paltry
petty
piddling
puny
slight

small
superficial
trifling
trite
unimportant
inconsiderable
of no account

Synonyms
adj insignificant

niggling
trifling
little
measly

paltry
peanut
petty
picayune

puny
trivial
unimportant
useless

worthless
pettifogging
derisory

Antonyms

important

major

significant

Synonyms
adj next; subordinate

supporting
lower
extra
double
twin
duplicate

place
inferior
reproduction
following
further
alternative

repeated
secondary
additional
another
lesser
other

subsequent
unimportant
runner-up
succeeding
next in order

Antonyms

first-class
first-rate

important
superior

Synonyms
adj subordinate; less important

unimportant
trivial
inferior
insignificant
supporting
lower
tributary
dinky
contingent

extra
dependent
collateral
alternate
auxiliary
accessory
second
petty
relief

small
subsidiary
subject
backup
minor
reserve
bush-league
consequential
lesser

second-rate
small-time
subservient
under
inconsiderable
minor-league
small-fry
substract

Antonyms

useful
worthwhile
consequential
valuable
primary
huge
large

chief
first-class
first-rate
important
significant
big
necessary

main
major
superior
causative
source

Synonyms
adj silly, meaningless

ludicrous
stupid
illogical
insignificant
incongruous
unreasonable
ridiculous
absurd
mindless
pointless

irrational
asinine
batty
crazy
daft
double talk
fatuous
flaky
foolish
idiotic

inane
inconsistent
mad
moronic
nonsensical
nutty
purposeless
simple
trivial
unimportant

unintelligent
unsound
unwise
wacky
imbecilic
doublespeak
purportless
unmeaning
without rhyme or reason

Antonyms

logical
sensible
intelligent

meaningful
rational
wise

reasonable
feeling

Synonyms
adj insignificant, small

superficial
slim
meager
slender
modest
negligible

trivial
minor
petty
off
scanty
fat

piddling
outside
remote
trifling
feeble
insubstantial

paltry
sparse
unessential
unimportant
weak
inconsiderable

Antonyms

large
useful
likely
chubby

important
major
significant
big

great
tall
thick

Synonyms
adj minor

petty
bush-league
dinky
inconsequential

insignificant
low
piddling
secondary

trivial
two-bit
unimportant
inconsiderable

second-string

Synonyms
adj despicable, pathetic

distressing
miserable
pitiful
dismal
sad
abject
base
beggarly

cheap
contemptible
deplorable
disgraceful
inadequate
insignificant
mean
paltry

piteous
poor
scruffy
shabby
shoddy
small
trifling
trivial

unimportant
vile
worthless
wretched
pitiable
despisable
scummy
scurvy

Antonyms

cheerful
joyful
glad
happy

heartened
good
hopeful
nice

unremorseful
unsorry

Synonyms
adj insignificant, worthless

idling
petty
dinky
slight
shallow
niggling
hollow
piddling
idle

silly
small
minuscule
empty
banal
frivolous
inane
inconsequential
insipid

jejune
measly
negligible
nugatory
paltry
picayune
puny
tiny
trivial

unimportant
vain
valueless
vapid
inconsiderable
loitering
forget it
no big deal
no big thing

Antonyms

huge
large
productive
useful

worthwhile
important
major
significant

big
full
effective

Synonyms
adj not important

superficial
petty
paltry
insignificant
immaterial
inconsequential
meaningless
unimportant
commonplace
negligible
minor

trite
incidental
irrelevant
frivolous
atomic
beside the point
diminutive
evanescent
everyday
flimsy
little

meager
mean
microscopic
minute
momentary
nonessential
nugatory
piddling
puny
scanty
skin-deep

slight
small
trifling
valueless
vanishing
worthless
inappreciable
inconsiderable
of no account

Antonyms

consequential
useful
valuable
meaningful
relevant
worthwhile

pertinent
important
major
necessary
significant
substantial

essential
serious
uncommon
weighty

Synonyms
adj unnecessary

inessential
avoidable
beside the point
dispensable

expendable
futile
irrelevant
needless

nonessential
optional
uncalled-for
unimportant

useless
worthless
unneeded
unrequired

Synonyms
adj futile, useless

fruitless
petty
trivial
frivolous
abortive
barren
bootless
delusive
empty
hollow

idle
insignificant
misleading
nugatory
otiose
paltry
pointless
puny
senseless
shuck

slight
sterile
trifling
unavailing
unimportant
unproductive
unprofitable
valueless
void
worthless

delusory
inefficacious
going nowhere
in vicious circle
no-win
not a prayer
on a treadmill
profitless
time-wasting
unnotable

Antonyms

useful
consequential
possible

important
significant
modest

shy

Synonyms
adj very small

small
microscopic

tiny
insignificant

diminutive
minute

unimportant

Antonyms

enormous
huge

large
big

important

Synonyms
adj of no use; without value

unproductive
insignificant
meaningless
inconsequential
unusable
unimportant
ineffective
bogus
futile
barren
mediocre

unprofitable
pointless
useless
abandoned
abject
base
cheap
contemptible
despicable
empty
good-for-nothing

ignoble
ineffectual
inferior
miserable
nothing
nugatory
paltry
poor
sterile
trashy
trifling

trivial
unavailing
unessential
valueless
waste
wretched
inutile
no-account
no-good
counterproductive
profitless

Antonyms

valuable
meaningful
useful
worthwhile

fruitful
productive
profitable
beneficial

helpful
worthy
important
significant

Synonyms
adj insignificant

trivial
unimportant
negligible
worthless
insignificant
casual
dinky
exiguous
immaterial
inadequate

insufficient
light
little
measly
minor
paltry
petty
picayune
puny
runt

scanty
skimpy
small
small-time
trifling
inappreciable
inconsequent
inconsiderable
small potatoes
unconsidered

big zero
entry level
no biggie
shoestring
shrimp
two bit
wimpy

Antonyms

consequential
useful

valuable
worthwhile

important
significant

Synonyms
adj trifling

piddling
frivolous

inconsequential
petty

trivial
unimportant

Synonyms
adj insignificant

slight
trifling

trivial
unimportant

unimpressive

Antonyms

arrogant
flashy

ostentatious
important

significant

Synonyms
adj little

casual
inconsequential
inconsiderable
insignificant

light
minor
minute
negligible

paltry
petty
small
trifling

trivial
unimportant
shoestring

Synonyms
adj petty

base
casual
cheap
contemptible
frivolous
inconsequent
inessential
inferior
irrelevant
junior

lesser
light
little
lower
measly
minor
narrow-minded
negligible
niggling
nugatory

paltry
peanut
picayune
piddling
scratch
secondary
shabby
shallow
slight
small

small-minded
subordinate
trifling
two-bit
unimportant
nickel-and-dime
of no account
penny-ante
pettifogging
shoestring

Synonyms
adj minor

accessory
bush-league
casual
dependent
dinky
inconsequential
inconsiderable
inferior
junior

lesser
light
low
lower
minus
negligible
paltry
petty
piddling

secondary
slight
small
small-time
smaller
subaltern
subordinate
subsidiary
tacky

trifling
trivial
two-bit
under
unimportant
below the mark
second-string
small-fry
younger

Synonyms
adj worthless

poor
barren
base
empty
nothing
waste
good-for-nothing
inferior
trifling
abandoned
abject

bogus
cheap
contemptible
despicable
futile
ignoble
inconsequential
ineffective
ineffectual
insignificant
inutile

meaningless
mediocre
miserable
no-good
nugatory
paltry
pointless
sterile
trashy
trivial
unavailing

unessential
unimportant
unproductive
unprofitable
unusable
useless
valueless
wretched
counterproductive
drossy
profitless

Antonyms

sufficient
fertile
filled

productive
useful
superior

full

Synonyms
adj worthless

abandoned
abject
barren
base
bogus
cheap
contemptible
despicable
empty
futile
good-for-nothing

ignoble
inconsequential
ineffective
ineffectual
inferior
insignificant
inutile
meaningless
mediocre
miserable
no-account

nothing
nugatory
paltry
pointless
poor
sterile
trashy
trifling
trivial
unavailing
unessential

unimportant
unproductive
unprofitable
unusable
useless
valueless
waste
wretched
counterproductive
drossy
profitless

Synonyms
adj minor

accessory
bush-league
casual
dependent
dinky
inconsequential
inconsiderable
inferior
junior
lesser

light
low
lower
minor-league
minus
negligible
paltry
petty
piddling
secondary

slight
small
small-time
smaller
subaltern
subordinate
subsidiary
tacky
trifling
trivial

two-bit
under
unimportant
below the mark
second-string
small-fry
younger

Usage Notes

Both more important and more importantly occur at the beginning of a sentence in all varieties of standard English: More important (or More importantly), her record as an administrator is unmatched. Today, more importantly is the more common, even though some object to its use on the grounds that more important is an elliptical form of “What is more important” and that the adverb importantly could not occur in such a construction. More importantly probably developed by analogy with other sentence-modifying adverbs, as curiously, fortunately, and regrettably.