insignificant
Not important enough to matter or to change something.
Having too little importance, influence, or effect to be worth serious attention.
Very small in number, size, or level, so that it is almost not worth thinking about.
Extremely small in size, quantity, or degree, usually so small that it is not worth considering.
Feeling or being seen as not important, especially when you compare yourself with others or with something very big.
Feeling, or being regarded as, small and unimportant when compared with other people or things.
In statistics, too small or weak to show that something is real and not just random chance.
In statistics, not large or clear enough to show a real effect, difference, or relationship beyond what could be expected by chance.
- Base: insignificant
insignificant other
1Casual or unimportant partner
A joking or ironic way to talk about a boyfriend, girlfriend, or partner who is not very important to you, or to make fun of the phrase "significant other."
- He joked that he would bring his insignificant other to the office party.
- She calls her on‑again, off‑again boyfriend her "insignificant other."
- The comedian made a joke about spending Valentine's Day with his insignificant other: his cat.
statistically insignificant
1Not meaningful in statistics
Used when study results are too weak to show a real effect and may be only random chance.
- The increase in test scores was statistically insignificant.
- Because the sample size was small, most of their findings were statistically insignificant.
- The researchers reported that the difference between the groups was statistically insignificant.