The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word PALES which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2024.
Is not so important, comparatively speaking crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| PALES | 100 % | 5 |
Why may PALES be the right solution?
"Pales" means to become less important or significant when compared to something else. In this context, it suggests that the subject is not as important as something else being compared to.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Is not so important, comparatively speaking
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- light
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Crossword Answer definitions
PALES verb- To turn pale; to lose colour.
- To become insignificant.
- To make pale; to diminish the brightness of.
- To enclose with pales, or as if with pales; to encircle or encompass; to fence off.
- A wooden stake; a picket.
- Fence made from wooden stake; palisade.
- (by extension) Limits, bounds (especially before of).
- The bounds of morality, good behaviour or judgment in civilized company, in the phrase beyond the pale.
- A vertical band down the middle of a shield.
- A territory or defensive area within a specific boundary or under a given jurisdiction.
- The jurisdiction (territorial or otherwise) of an authority.
- A cheese scoop.
- A shore for bracing a timber before it is fastened.
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