What are some opposite words for paltry?
Antonyms for paltry
ˈpɔl tripal·t·ry
This page is about all possible antonyms and opposite words for the term paltry.
English Synonyms and Antonyms
paltry
Pitiful originally signified full of pity; as, "the Lord is very pitiful and of tender mercy," James v, 11; but this usage is now archaic, and the meaning in question is appropriated by such words as merciful and compassionate. Pitiful and pitiable now refer to what may be deserving of pity, pitiful being used chiefly for that which is merely an object of thought, pitiable for that which is brought directly before the senses; as, a pitiful story; a pitiable object; a pitiable condition. Since pity, however, always implies weakness or inferiority in that which is pitied, pitiful and pitiable are often used, by an easy transition, for what might awaken pity, but does awaken contempt; as, a pitiful excuse; he presented a pitiable appearance. Piteous is now rarely used in its earlier sense of feeling pity, but in its derived sense applies to what really excites the emotion; as, a piteous cry. Compare HUMANE; MERCY; PITY.
Antonyms:
august, beneficent, commanding, dignified, exalted, glorious, grand, great, helpful, lofty, mighty, noble, sublime, superb, superiorSynonyms:
abject, base, contemptible, despicable, lamentable, miserable, mournful, moving, pathetic, piteous, pitiable, pitiful, sorrowful, touching, woful, wretched
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
paltry
Antonyms:
noble, honorable, candid, conscientious, determined, straightforward, estimable, admirable, worthy, magnificentSynonyms:
mean, shabby, shuffling, trifling, prevaricating, shifty, contemptible, pitiable, vi e, worthless, beggarly, trashy
Princeton's WordNet
negligible, paltry, triflingadjective
not worth considering
"he considered the prize too paltry for the lives it must cost"; "piffling efforts"; "a trifling matter"
Synonyms:
measly, negligible, trifling, miserablemeasly, miserable, paltryadjective
contemptibly small in amount
"a measly tip"; "the company donated a miserable $100 for flood relief"; "a paltry wage"; "almost depleted his miserable store of dried beans"
Synonyms:
low-down, pitiable, pathetic, piteous, abject, misfortunate, poor, pitiful, hapless, miserable, trifling, deplorable, suffering, scurvy, scummy, negligible, woeful, measly, wretched, execrable, low
How to use paltry in a sentence?
An aged man is but a paltry thing, a tattered coat upon a stick.
I look forward to seeing them fulfill that $2-billion commitment, china's contributions to fighting the pandemic are paltry, compared to the cost that they have imposed on the world.
To speak of God, to think of God, is in every respect to show what one is made of. I have always wagered against God and I regard the little that I have won in this world as simply the outcome of this bet. However paltry may have been the stake (my life) I am conscious of having won to the full. Everything that is doddering, squint-eyed, vile, polluted and grotesque is summoned up for me in that one word: God!
If you're a longer-term investor, you still have to like your equities exposure more than fixed-income exposure, where you basically have no upside at this point and your earnings are your paltry yield.
You cannot have a proud and chivalrous spirit if your conduct is mean and paltry for whatever a man's actions are, such must be his spirit.
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#209 | great | |
#560 | august | |
#1450 | grand | |
#1781 | helpful | |
#2328 | determined | |
#3734 | superior | |
#4080 | valuable | |
#4667 | sublime | |
#5214 | noble | |
#7377 | superb | |
#7810 | mighty | |
#8085 | worthy | |
#9664 | magnificent | |
#11925 | straightforward | |
#12056 | glorious | |
#12949 | honorable | |
#13357 | ample | |
#13668 | candid | |
#18362 | commanding | |
#26035 | lofty | |
#27462 | exalted | |
#28267 | admirable | |
#29215 | conscientious | |
#37016 | dignified | |
#57224 | paltry | |
#78321 | beneficent | |
#103496 | estimable |
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