inconsiderable
adjective
in·con·sid·er·able
ˌin-kən-ˈsi-dər-(ə-)bəl 
-ˈsi-drə-bəl
inconsiderableness
noun
Synonyms
Examples of inconsiderable in a Sentence
the duties of the club's vice president are inconsiderable by any standard
an inconsiderable number of complaints about the car seat
Recent Examples on the Web
That pipeline, now at the heart of the NS2 dispute, still carries Russian gas to Germany, yielding between $2 billion and $3 billion in annual transit fees for Ukraine – not an inconsiderable amount for an economy whose total gross domestic product was $154 billion in 2020.
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Fred Weir, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Aug. 2021
For even very good students who can afford the not inconsiderable tuition, deciding which campuses to list on the UC application — each costs $70 — is less about personal preference and more about figuring out which one offers any hope of acceptance.
—Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2021
Writing in The Washington Post, Adam Taylor explains that although the British government usually collects a not-inconsiderable 40 percent on inheritances exceeding $380,000, Charles won’t pay a cent because he’s exempted.
—Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 14 Sep. 2022
According to available Census data, the divorce rate for second marriages in the United States is more than 60% compared to the not inconsiderable 50% for first ones.
—Laurie Yarnell, Good Housekeeping, 31 Jan. 2023
The base Taycan, which starts at a not-inconsiderable $86,700 for the 2023 model year makes do with just a single electric motor driving the rear wheels.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 21 Dec. 2022
Then, there are the not inconsiderable logistical problems.
—Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 4 Mar. 2011
First, the not inconsiderable frame of Van Dijk, who has been one of the world’s best defenders over the past five years.
—Tim Bielik, cleveland, 9 Dec. 2022
It was reputedly sold soon thereafter for $15,000, a not inconsiderable sum in 1958.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 5 Dec. 2022
Fred Weir, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Aug. 2021
For even very good students who can afford the not inconsiderable tuition, deciding which campuses to list on the UC application — each costs $70 — is less about personal preference and more about figuring out which one offers any hope of acceptance.
—Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2021
Writing in The Washington Post, Adam Taylor explains that although the British government usually collects a not-inconsiderable 40 percent on inheritances exceeding $380,000, Charles won’t pay a cent because he’s exempted.
—Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 14 Sep. 2022
According to available Census data, the divorce rate for second marriages in the United States is more than 60% compared to the not inconsiderable 50% for first ones.
—Laurie Yarnell, Good Housekeeping, 31 Jan. 2023
The base Taycan, which starts at a not-inconsiderable $86,700 for the 2023 model year makes do with just a single electric motor driving the rear wheels.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 21 Dec. 2022
Then, there are the not inconsiderable logistical problems.
—Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 4 Mar. 2011
First, the not inconsiderable frame of Van Dijk, who has been one of the world’s best defenders over the past five years.
—Tim Bielik, cleveland, 9 Dec. 2022
It was reputedly sold soon thereafter for $15,000, a not inconsiderable sum in 1958.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 5 Dec. 2022
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inconsiderable
adjective
in·con·sid·er·able
ˌin-kən-ˈsid-ər-(ə-)bəl
-ˈsid-rə-bəl
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