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unconsequential

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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
* = informal/non-formal usage
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
* = informal/non-formal usage
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