Minor
Minor adjective - Having not so great importance or rank as another.
Relevant
Relevant adjective - Having to do with the matter at hand.
Usage example: make sure your comments during the interview are short and relevant
Both words in one sentence
- Many minor NPCs who are relevant enough to have a name but not relevant enough to warrant a lot of thinking have perfectly normal names (often enough referring to another works).
Source: Aerith And Bob / Video Games -
Unlike in the film, they were just a minor detail of the dystopian future, not relevant to the plot.
Source: Future Food Is Artificial -
Minor backstory tidbits are displayed as flashbacks when they become relevant throughout the game.
Source: In Medias Res
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Relevant or Minor. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/minor/relevant.
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