Synonyms and antonyms of Unimportant or unnecessary thing or detail in British Thesaurus

stuff (noun)

informal things that are not important

detail (noun)

a fact that is not important

non-issue (noun)

a subject that is completely unimportant

irrelevance (noun)

something that is not important or necessary to a particular situation or subject

bagatelle (noun)

something that is not very important

inessentials (noun)

formal things that are not necessary

minutiae (noun)

formal very small or unimportant details

adjunct (noun)

something that is added to something else but is not essential to it

trivia (noun)

unimportant details or information

nothing (pronoun)

not anything that is important or worth thinking about

ancient history (noun)

informal things that happened a long time ago and so are no longer important

a storm in a teacup ()

a lot of trouble about something that is not important

a straw in the wind ()

something that is not very important but is a sign of what might happen in the future

crap (noun)

impolite things that are useless, not wanted, or not important

dead wood (noun)

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

dog-end (noun)

Britishinformal the last and least interesting and useful part of something

dregs (noun)

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

excess baggage (noun)

informal something that you want to get rid of

fluff (noun)

mainly American something that is entertaining but not serious or important

footnote (noun)

an additional fact, event, or comment that is not very important

froth (noun)

something that seems pleasant or enjoyable, although it has no useful purpose or importance

gubbins (noun)

Britishinformal a collection of things that are not very important

incidental (noun)

something that is related to something else but is not as important

the last thing on your mind ()

something that is not important enough to worry about, especially because you have more serious problems

nicety (noun)

a very small difference or detail

non-essentials (noun)

things that are not really necessary

odds and ends (noun)

small things that are all different and not valuable or important

odds and sods (noun)

Britishinformal various people or things that are not important or valuable

paraphernalia (noun)

things that are connected with an event or an institution but are not really essential

sideshow (noun)

something unimportant that takes your attention away from something more important that is happening at the same time

small beer (noun)

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

small change (noun)

someone or something that is not very important

small potatoes (noun)

mainly Americaninformal small beer

straw man (noun)

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

sundries (noun)

formal various objects that are too small or too unimportant to mention separately

this and that ()

various things

tin god (noun)

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

tinsel (noun)

informal something that seems attractive but is not valuable or important

trifle (noun)

old-fashioned something that is not very important

triviality (noun)

a minor detail or difficulty