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(of something or an event) Opposite of the quality of being significant or noteworthy
“The insignificance of your gesture suggests you have plenty of work to do to repair the relationship between our great nations.”
(of a person) Opposite of the quality of having a high personal standing or status
“Your unimportance to this group is really understated.”
Opposite of high renown or honor attained through notable achievements
Opposite of particular emphasis or importance
“Jacob declared that there should be a greater de-emphasis on unemployment, and a greater focus on tax reform.”
Opposite of a high rank or position
“Brahn had, joined the armed forces and was given a low rank to start until he'd learned how to handle the more highly advanced weapons and his new environment.”
Opposite of public acknowledgment, respect or praise
“There was no disgrace in their defeat by a Leigh team who will be red-hot favorites going into the play-offs.”
Opposite of the central aspect of something an argument or consideration
“As a sidenote, I want to mention that this is no contradiction to McLuhan's famous statement.”
Opposite of grandeur, brilliance, lavishness or splendor
Opposite of the fact or state of having a connection to, or being related to, something else
“Persson defines homonymy as a concept which refers to words where there is complete conceptual unrelatedness between phonologically and categorically identical forms.”
Opposite of the fact of having a bearing on or being related to
“There's a difference between taking one for the team and being the fall guy.”
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