INSIGNIFICANCY Synonyms: 86 Similar and Opposite Words

insignificancy

noun

ˌin(t)-sig-ˈni-fi-kən(t)-sē

Definition of insignificancy

as in cipher

a person of no importance or influence forced to face the fact that he would always be an insignificancy in such a large law firm, he decided to strike out on his own

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as in negligibility

the quality or state of being unimportant we shouldn't even be talking about a matter of such patent insignificancy

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Noun

But in my view, our relationships to animals, whose lives are untouched by the existential woes and artifices of personhood, are the richest and most evident ciphers for our own often inscrutable psyches.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 June 2026
Consider a dashboard that shows applications, including keys and libraries; network traffic protocols and ciphers; hardware, such as HSMs and TPMs; and third-party dependencies, including cryptographic or software bills of materials.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026

Definition of cipher

Noun

Both Drake and Lütke rejected Canadian smallness, the reflex that says our cities are minor markets, our companies are acquisition targets, and our culture is a regional dialect of America's.

— Kumaran Nadesan, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
The designer said she was inspired by the smallness of the human compared to the universe’s vastness.

— Rachel Tashjian, CNN Money, 12 Mar. 2026

Definition of smallness

Noun

In the trailer, the civilians are selling themselves as a new breed of nobodies.

— Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 17 Aug. 2026
Despite the tragicomic instability and the rotating cast of nobodies temporarily tasked with running the country, when seen in macroeconomic terms, Peru appears to be doing just fine, thank you.

— Daniel Alarcón, New Yorker, 4 June 2026

Definition of nobody

Noun

When a larger galaxy pulls apart a smaller dwarf galaxy, the dwarf’s stars can stretch into a stream — a cosmic breadcrumb trail of that encounter.

— Taylor Nicioli, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
Some small plants that do well in shallow water are dwarf water lilies, water forget-me-nots, water mint, and dwarf sedge varieties.

— Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of dwarf

Noun

The result is a lightweight, hydrating formula that can be mixed on the move, minus the mess.

— Jenny B. Fine, Footwear News, 21 Aug. 2026
At its center is wild soybean extract fermented for a whopping 120 hours, a process that breaks down the ingredient's components and creates a lightweight, nourishing formula that smooths the look of skin texture and keeps excess sebum in check.

— Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of lightweight

Noun

The health department tests for infected mosquitoes by collecting the insects from hundreds of locations across the city.

— Katie Houlis, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
That’s not typical behavior for insects, according to Megan Barkdull, assistant curator of entomology at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County.

— Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of insect

Noun

While CinemaCon 2026 brought us exciting news about new films, it was also bogged down with status quo nothings about how Amazon MGM still hasn’t found a new James Bond.

— Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2026
When Dana, who, like Virginia, had been successful in writing pleasant but undistinguished nothings—in her case, songs for Billy Rose’s revues—decided to try taking on more serious music by studying with Boulanger, Virginia entered a deep downward spiral.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 Jan. 2026

Definition of nothing

Noun

Alejandro Garnacho, initially for sale for £40m, ended up joining Aston Villa on loan with a conditional obligation-to-buy clause based on a minimum number of appearances next season.

— Liam Twomey, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
At the time, Fuller said the agency was seeing a dramatic increase in reports, with the average number of monthly reports rising from about 476 to more than 1,400.

— Amelia Mugavero, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026

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