inconsiderable
adjective
, -ˈsi-drə-bəl\
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, -ˈsi-drə-bəl \
adverb
Synonyms & Antonyms for inconsiderable
Synonyms
fiddling, foolish, frivolous, incidental, inconsequential, insignificant, little, Mickey Mouse, minor, minute, negligible, nugatory, slight, small, small-fry, trifling, trivial, unimportant
Antonyms
big, consequential, eventful, important, major, material, meaningful, momentous, significant, substantial, unfrivolous, weighty
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Tierney missed long periods of last season through injury, and a number of potential Premier League suitors may be put off by the prospect of spending a not inconsiderable amount of money on a player with his history. — SI.com, "Arsenal Left-Back Target Set for Eight Weeks Sidelined With Agonising Injury Problems," 4 Aug. 2019 In June, the increase prompted Mr Salvini to talk of building a wall (the frontier is, however, a not inconsiderable 230km, or 140 miles, long). — The Economist, "Migrant arrivals in Italy have tumbled," 8 Aug. 2019 In addition to the not inconsiderable technical challenge of building a successful rocket, Beck also sees plenty of range issues. — Eric Berger, Ars Technica, "Rocket Report: Lots of losers in small launch, Air Force award, Red (Bull) Mars," 7 Sep. 2018 People’s livelihoods are at stake here, especially when a not inconsiderable portion of said livelihood involves writing about you once a week! — Cady Drell, Marie Claire, "This Week in Timothée Chalamet, Sept. 21 Edition," 21 Sep. 2018 The expense of whole fruit is also not inconsiderable. — Markham Heid, Time, "Is It Possible To Eat Too Much Fruit?," 6 June 2018 As operations have evolved, the workforce has declined to a not inconsiderable 5,000 daily personnel. — William Steel, Ars Technica, "Remediating Fukushima—“When everything goes to hell, you go back to basics”," 11 May 2018 Throughout the first act, Mr. Norris and Mr. Greif pull off the not inconsiderable feat of keeping us fully, even breathlessly engaged, without presenting a single character who entirely captures our sympathies. — Ben Brantley, New York Times, "Review: A Boisterous ‘Low Road’ Finds the Potholes in Capitalism," 7 Mar. 2018 The enjoyability of The Burning Girl, while not inconsiderable, is a function of its familiarity. — Laura Miller, Slate Magazine, "Two new novels approach the pleasures and perils of female friendship in strikingly different ways.," 20 Sep. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'inconsiderable.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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inconsiderable
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