[Vocabulary] A word for ''not important''

[Valcaroni]

Hi

I'm looking for a word (or a bunch) that means ''not important''

Ex:

This employee is 'not important' for his employer.
The 'not important' employee. <-- Title

I found:

The disregarded employee
The overlooked employee
The neglected employee

I really want to focus on a overall ''not important''.
The definition of discredited (which is a synonym), is: 1. Harm the good reputation of someone or something. 2. Cause to seem false or unreliable
So this is the kind of word I don't really want. I want to stay in the general idea of ''not important'' and in a neutral way. By neutral way, I mean that the employee is ignored not because he's not good or he did something bad, but because he means nothing to the employer like the employer means nothing to the employee (each of them have their life to live).

Can you help me?

 

[Tarheel]

Something that is unimportant is useless. (But you are looking for something else, and unimportant is not the right descriptor.)

 

[Grumpy]

What about "irrelevant"?

 

[Tarheel]

A person can be careless about other people at work, perhaps because there so many others there that he has personal relationships with few of them. That doesn't mean they are unimportant. It means they are unimportant to him.

 

[Valcaroni]

Useless is too negative
And irrelevant is irrelevant in what I'm looking for
I'm going to be picky on this one guys

Careless is also irrelevant for what I'm asking and I'm not going into a philosophical debate... not here

Other way to see it would be: Not taken into consideration. Or he doesn't matter

 

[Tarheel]

You might try a thesaurus. There are several online.

 

[Jill Dorchester]

Dispensable? Easily replaced? A faceless, interchangeable cog?

 

[Valcaroni]

I checked. I even mentioned some on my first thread, but because I'm still not extremely comfortable in English (I'm french), and can't find the word that sounds peaceful. They all sound bad too me. I know the word in french: déconsidéré. Which is not taken into consideration. In english, it translates into discredited, which sounds bad and the definition doesn't look good either.

Another way to see it, is how can you tell a person that he is ignored/discredited/overlooked/neglected without him getting mad or hurt, or whatever... A neutral, peaceful word.

 

[Tarheel]

Another way to put it, is how can you tell a person that he is ignored/discredited/overlooked/neglected without him getting mad or hurt, or whatever... A neutral, peaceful word.

Perhaps:

You were so quiet that we didn't notice you.

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(I realize that that's not one word.)

 

[Valcaroni]

I think I don't express well enough what I want or that I'm looking for a word that doesn't exist. There will always be some negativity (because we look at it negatively... philosophy!!!! ) in that kind of saying.

I think I'm going to go with neglected. The neglected employee. Can you relate to that?
A for the effort though big thanks

 

[riquecohen]

Does insignificant work for you?

 

[SoothingDave]

Inconsequential?

 

[Valcaroni]

Thanks for your help guys, but I'm going with neglected. Thanks for your help and time.

 

[Tarheel]

I am not sure why it has to be an employee. (If I am a neglected employee couldn't that mean they forget to pay me?)

 

[SoothingDave]

"Neglect" has the sense that someone is not doing something that he should. Are you trying to say that the employer is failing in some obligation to the employee?

 

[Tarheel]

If you are saying that the employer does not care about the employee's personal life then most employees are neglected. If you mean that the person is not part of the "in" crowd then that individual may or may not feel neglected.

 

[Valcaroni]

Guys!!!! Forget about it lol.
It has nothing to do with the employee and employer. You guys aren't focusing on what I'm asking.
I only wanted the word. The employee thing was just a context unrelated of what I really want.

Because some of you won't forget about it., here is the new question.

What's a peaceful word for discredited, ignored...
But then it's kind of a hard question, because it's not accurate... So forget about it. ''Neglected'' is what I want for what I want to do. And hopefully you will know why one day.

 

[Tarheel]

I am not sure what you mean by peaceful word. Certainly, a person who feels neglected is not happy about his/her situation. Perhaps if you could supply more context one of us would be able to be more helpful.

 

[Valcaroni]

I got my word. Neglected!
I actually need I little bit of negativity, so it's fine.

Thanks a lot for your help man