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Unimportant

unimportant

adjective

not important or relevant

minor

adjective

not very important in comparison with people or things of the same type

irrelevant

adjective

not important or not relevant to what you are discussing or doing

meaningless

adjective

without any clear purpose or importance

petty

adjective

not important and not worth worrying about

inconsequential

adjective

not important

unconsidered

adjective

ignored, or unimportant

superficial

adjective

not important or not having a serious effect

of no consequence/of little consequence

not important in any way/not very important

mere

adjective

used for emphasizing that something is small or unimportant

cyberloafing

using the Internet where you work, during working hours, for activities which are not work-related

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