| Main Entry: | picayune |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | trivial |
Synonyms: |
diminutive, everyday, frivolous, immaterial, incidental, inconsequential, inconsiderable, insignificant, irrelevant, little, meager, mean, meaningless, minor, minute, negligible, nonessential, of no account, paltry, petty, piddling, puny, slight, small, superficial, trifling, trite, unimportant |
| Main Entry: | inconsequential/inconsiderable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | of no significance |
Synonyms: |
casual, dinky, entry-level, exiguous, immaterial, inadequate, inappreciable, inconsequent, insignificant, insufficient, light, little, measly, minor, negligible, paltry, petty, picayune, puny, runt, scanty, shoestring, skimpy, small, small potatoes, small-time, trifling, trivial, two-bit, unconsidered, unimportant, wimpy, worthless |
Antonyms: |
consequential, considerable, important, significant |
| Main Entry: | measly |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | skimpy |
Synonyms: |
beggarly, contemptible, insignificant, meager, mean, miserable, miserly, niggling, paltry, pathetic, petty, picayune, piddling, pitiful, poor, puny, scanty, stingy, trifling, trivial, ungenerous, unimportant, valueless, worthless |
Antonyms: |
abundant, plenty, proficient, satisfactory, sufficient |
| Main Entry: | minute |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unimportant |
Synonyms: |
immaterial, inconsiderable, insignificant, light, little, minor, negligible, nonessential, paltry, petty, picayune, piddling, puny, slight, small, trifling, trivial |
Antonyms: |
consequential, considerable, important, substantial |
| Main Entry: | paltry |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | poor; worthless |
Synonyms: |
base, beggarly, cheap, common, contemptible, derisory, despicable, inconsiderable, ineffectual, insignificant, limited, low, low-down, meager, mean, measly, minor, miserable, narrow, petty, picayune, piddling, pitiful, puny, set, shabby, shoddy, sleazy*, slight, small, sorry*, trashy, trifling, trivial, unconsequential, unimportant, vile, wretched |
| Notes: | paltry means not worth considering or contemptibly small in amount; petty means inferior in rank or status or contemptibly narrow in outlook |
Antonyms: |
important, rich, significant, substantial, wealthy, worthy |
| Main Entry: | petty |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | trivial, insignificant |
Synonyms: |
base, casual, cheap, contemptible, frivolous, inconsequent, inconsiderable, inessential, inferior, irrelevant, junior, lesser, light, little, lower, measly, minor, narrow-minded, negligible, nickel-and-dime, niggling, paltry, peanut, penny-ante, pettifogging, picayune, piddling, scratch, secondary, shabby, shallow, shoestring, slight, small, small-minded, subordinate, trifling, two-bit, unimportant |
Antonyms: |
consequential, important, major, necessary, prominent, significant, useful |
| Main Entry: | piddling |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | insignificant |
Synonyms: |
derisory, little, measly, niggling, paltry, peanut, pettifogging, petty, picayune, puny, trifling, trivial, unimportant, useless, worthless |
Antonyms: |
important, major, significant |
| Main Entry: | puny |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | small, insignificant |
Synonyms: |
diminutive, feeble, fragile, frail, half-pint, inconsequential, inferior, infirm, little, measly, minor, niggling, nothing, paltry, peanut, peewee, petty, picayune, piddling, pint-sized, runt, shrimp, small time, small-fry, stunted, tiny, trifling, trivial, two-bit, unconsequential, underfed, undersized, undeveloped, unsound, unsubstantial, weak, weakly, wee, worthless, zero*, zilch |
Antonyms: |
big, giant, huge, large |
| Main Entry: | small |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | tiny in size, quantity |
Synonyms: |
baby, bantam, bitty, cramped, diminutive, humble, immature, inadequate, inconsequential, inconsiderable, insufficient, limited, little, meager, microscopic, mini, miniature, minuscule, minute, modest, narrow, paltry, petite, petty, picayune, piddling, pint-sized, pitiful, pocket-sized, poor, puny, runty, scanty, scrubby, short, shrimp, slight, small-scale, stunted, teensy, teeny, toy, trifling, trivial, undersized, unpretentious, wee, young |
Antonyms: |
big, enormous, generous, huge, immense, large |
| Main Entry: | trifle |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | very small amout |
Synonyms: |
bit, dash, diddly, drop, eyelash, fly speck, fraction, hint, jot, little, no big deal, particle, picayune, piece, pinch, shade, smack, soupçon, speck, spice, spot, squat, suggestion, suspicion, touch, trace |
Antonyms: |
lot |