Synonyms and antonyms of Unimportant person or people in American Thesaurus

nonentity (noun)

someone who is not important or interesting at all

lightweight (noun)

someone who is not important or who does not have much influence

mediocrity (noun)

someone who is not considered clever or important

has-been (noun)

an insulting word for someone who was important or famous in the past but is not now

small fry (noun)

informal people or things that are not important

minion (noun)

an unimportant person who has to do what a more powerful person tells them to do

lackey (noun)

someone who is too willing to do whatever they are told to do, especially when the person, organization, etc. being obeyed is much more important or powerful

minnow (noun)

informal an unimportant person or organization

nobody (noun)

a person who is not at all important

small potatoes (noun)

informal someone or something that is not important or worth thinking about

a voice in the wilderness ()

someone whose suggestions are ignored

cipher (noun)

someone who has no power, or who is not important

cog (noun)

someone considered as a minor part of a large organization

cypher ()

another spelling of cipher

dead wood (noun)

people or things that are no longer considered useful or necessary by an organization

dregs (noun)

informal the least important or least valuable part of something, especially of a group of people

flunky (noun)

someone who is always eager to please or obey more powerful people

nonperson (noun)

someone who is not important

pawn (noun)

a person who is being used by someone who is more powerful to help them achieve a goal

peanut (noun)

Americanoffensive a very small or unimportant person

poor relation ()

a person, organization, or country that is considered to be less successful or important than another

small beer (noun)

mainly Britishinformal small potatoes

small change (noun)

someone or something that is not very important

spare part (noun)

informal someone who is not needed or useful

straw man (noun)

someone or something that is criticized or attacked but is not really important, powerful, or bad

tin god (noun)

someone or something that is wrongly considered to be important or good

whippersnapper (noun)

informal old-fashioned a young person who talks and behaves as though they are important when they are not