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Inconsequential vs Modest - What's the difference?

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Inconsequential is a related term of modest.


As adjectives the difference between inconsequential and modest

is that inconsequential is having no consequence, not consequential, of little importance while modest is not bragging or boasting about oneself or one's achievements, unpretentious, humble.

As a noun inconsequential

is something unimportant; something that does not matter.

inconsequential

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Having no consequence, not consequential, of little importance.
    • You will never know the exact atomic time when you started reading this phrase; of course, that's inconsequential .

    Synonyms

    * unimportant * negligible * trivial * trifling * See also

    Derived terms

    * inconsequentiality * inconsequentially * inconsequentialness

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Something unimportant; something that does not matter.

    • modest

    English

    Adjective

    (en-adj)
  • Not bragging or boasting about oneself or one's achievements, unpretentious, humble.
  • Small, moderate in size.
    • He earns a modest amount of money.
    Her latest novel was a modest success.
  • (especially of behaviour or clothing) Avoiding being sexually suggestive.

    • Synonyms

    * See also * See also * See also

    Antonyms

    * immodest

    Derived terms

    * modest proposal * modesty