Synonyms for petty
ˈpɛt ipet·ty

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1. petty

   Synonyms:
   avaricious, close, covetous, greedy, ignoble, illiberal, mean, miserly, niggardly, parsimonious, penurious, rapacious, stingy

   Antonyms:
   bountiful, chivalrous, disinterested, free, free-handed, free-hearted, generous, liberal, magnanimous, munificent, noble, open-handed, open-hearted

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.0 / 1 vote

1. petty

   Synonyms:
   small, mean, paltry, ignoble, trifling, narrow, trivial, contemptible

   Antonyms:
   large, large-hearted, noble, generous, chivalrous, magnificent, liberal, broad

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1. petit larceny, petty larceny, pettyadjective

   larceny of property having a value less than some amount (the amount varies by locale)

   Synonyms:
   petit larceny, petty larceny

   Antonyms:
   of import, senior, important, broad-minded

2. junior-grade, lower-ranking, lowly, petty(a), secondary, subalternadjective

   inferior in rank or status

   "the junior faculty"; "a lowly corporal"; "petty officialdom"; "a subordinate functionary"

   Antonyms:
   senior, of import, broad-minded, important

3. fiddling, footling, lilliputian, little, niggling, piddling, piffling, petty, picayune, trivialadjective

   (informal) small and of little importance

   "a fiddling sum of money"; "a footling gesture"; "our worries are lilliputian compared with those of countries that are at war"; "a little (or small) matter"; "a dispute over niggling details"; "limited to petty enterprises"; "piffling efforts"; "giving a police officer a free meal may be against the law, but it seems to be a picayune infraction"

   Synonyms:
   subaltern, junior-grade, piddling, superficial, trivial, picayune, diminutive, tiny, footling, petite, lowly, petty(a), lilliputian, slight, bantam, lower-ranking, small-minded, fiddling, minuscule, short, midget, little(a), flyspeck, secondary, small, little, piffling, niggling

   Antonyms:
   senior, important, broad-minded, of import

4. petty, small-mindedadjective

   contemptibly narrow in outlook

   "petty little comments"; "disgusted with their small-minded pettiness"

   Synonyms:
   junior-grade, piddling, trivial, picayune, footling, lowly, petty(a), lilliputian, subaltern, small-minded, fiddling, secondary, lower-ranking, little, piffling, niggling

   Antonyms:
   broad-minded, senior, of import, important

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. pettyadjective

   Synonyms:
   little, small, trifling, trivial, frivolous, inconsiderable, unimportant, insignificant, slight, of small moment, of small account

2. pettyadjective

   Synonyms:
   inferior, of a low grade

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1. pettyadjective

   Synonyms:
   small, insignificant, trivial, trifling

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1. List of paraphrases for "petty":

   marinier, small-minded, minor, small, trivial, narrow, insignificant, patti, small-volume, petty-minded

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1. Charles Leazott:

   This is the most petty piece of art I have ever created.

2. Stephan Tual:

   Bitcoin is outdated technology - almost prehistoric by crypto standards, it's because of petty quarrels such as these that it hasn't been able to evolve in five years.

3. Jay Stanley:

   Do we want to be in a world where machine security guards are watching our every move and blowing the whistle on every petty violation of every law, rule, statute or guideline? that's potentially a nightmare vision.

4. President Dilma Rousseff:

   They are petty-minded things.

5. Friday Navy:

   The government will not be dropping premeditated murder charges against Chief Petty Officer Gallagher, despite petty officer Scott's testimony, the credibility of a witness is for the jury to decide.