Synonyms for paltry
ˈpɔl tripal·t·ry

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1. 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.

   Synonyms:
   abject, base, contemptible, despicable, lamentable, miserable, mournful, moving, pathetic, piteous, pitiable, pitiful, sorrowful, touching, woful, wretched

   Antonyms:
   august, beneficent, commanding, dignified, exalted, glorious, grand, great, helpful, lofty, mighty, noble, sublime, superb, superior

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1. paltry

   Synonyms:
   mean, shabby, shuffling, trifling, prevaricating, shifty, contemptible, pitiable, vi e, worthless, beggarly, trashy

   Antonyms:
   noble, honorable, candid, conscientious, determined, straightforward, estimable, admirable, worthy, magnificent

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1. 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, miserable

   Antonyms:
   ample, valuable

2. measly, 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

   Antonyms:
   ample, valuable

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1. paltryadjective

   Synonyms:
   small, little, diminutive, inconsiderable, insignificant, unimportant, petty, miserable, wretched, slight, slender, feeble, trifling, trivial, of no consequence, of no importance

2. paltryadjective

   Synonyms:
   base, vile, abject, grovelling, low, mean, beggarly, pitiful, despicable, contemptible

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1. List of paraphrases for "paltry":

   derisory, meagre, miserable, insignificant, meager, negligible

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How to use paltry in a sentence?

1. Arthur Schopenhauer:

   How very paltry and limited the normal human intellect is, and how little lucidity there is in the human consciousness, may be judged from the fact that, despite the ephemeral brevity of human life, the uncertainty of our existence and the countless enigmas which press upon us from all sides, everyone does not continually and ceaselessly philosophize, but that only the rarest of exceptions do.

2. William Butler Yeats:

   An aged man is but a paltry thing, a tattered coat upon a stick.

3. André Breton:

   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!

4. Mike Pompeo:

   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.

5. Troy Gayeski:

   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.