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insignificant
Of little importance, relevance, or size; without much influence or value. It describes something that can be disregarded.
Im Vergleich zu den Gesamtkosten war dieser zusätzliche Betrag unbedeutend.
Compared with the total costs, this additional amount was insignificant.
The word is easy to understand if you recognize its structure: the prefix 'un-' negates the adjective 'bedeutend' (important, significant). Something that is 'unbedeutend' (insignificant) therefore has no significance.
Der Kratzer am Auto ist so klein, er ist wirklich unbedeutend.
The scratch on the car is so small; it is really insignificant.
A very common phrase is 'eine unbedeutende Rolle spielen' (to play an insignificant role). The adjective is also often used with nouns such as 'Detail' (detail), 'Fehler' (mistake/error), or 'Unterschied' (difference).
In diesem Prozess spielt Geld nur eine unbedeutende Rolle.
In this process, money plays only an insignificant role.
To indicate the degree of unimportance, 'unbedeutend' (insignificant) is often combined with adverbs. 'Völlig unbedeutend' (completely insignificant) or 'gänzlich unbedeutend' (entirely insignificant) means that something is not important at all.
Seine Meinung ist für die endgültige Entscheidung völlig unbedeutend.
His opinion is completely insignificant for the final decision.
big / great
'groß' and 'unbedeutend' are opposites here when it comes to importance, influence, or scale. 'groß' describes something important, strong, or effective. 'unbedeutend' describes something that is hardly important and has little influence. For example, you use 'groß' for 'ein großer Erfolg' (a great success) or 'ein großes Problem' (a major problem). 'unbedeutend' fits when something is so small or unimportant that it can almost be disregarded.
Der Fehler im Formular ist unbedeutend und muss nicht geändert werden.
The error in the form is insignificant and does not need to be changed.
Für die Prüfung ist dieses Thema sehr groß und wichtig.
For the exam, this topic is very broad and important.