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Synonyms for petty
ˈpɛt ipet·ty
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
petty
Synonyms:
avaricious, close, covetous, greedy, ignoble, illiberal, mean, miserly, niggardly, parsimonious, penurious, rapacious, stingyAntonyms:
bountiful, chivalrous, disinterested, free, free-handed, free-hearted, generous, liberal, magnanimous, munificent, noble, open-handed, open-hearted
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
petty
Synonyms:
small, mean, paltry, ignoble, trifling, narrow, trivial, contemptibleAntonyms:
large, large-hearted, noble, generous, chivalrous, magnificent, liberal, broad
Princeton's WordNet
petit larceny, petty larceny, pettyadjective
larceny of property having a value less than some amount (the amount varies by locale)
Synonyms:
petit larceny, petty larcenyAntonyms:
of import, senior, important, broad-mindedjunior-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, importantfiddling, 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, nigglingAntonyms:
senior, important, broad-minded, of importpetty, 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, nigglingAntonyms:
broad-minded, senior, of import, important
Dictionary of English Synonymes
pettyadjective
Synonyms:
little, small, trifling, trivial, frivolous, inconsiderable, unimportant, insignificant, slight, of small moment, of small accountpettyadjective
Synonyms:
inferior, of a low grade
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
pettyadjective
Synonyms:
small, insignificant, trivial, trifling
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "petty":
marinier, small-minded, minor, small, trivial, narrow, insignificant, patti, small-volume, petty-minded
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Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#350 | small | |
#398 | little | |
#735 | close | |
#746 | short | |
#1008 | mean | |
#2673 | minor | |
#2766 | secondary | |
#3889 | narrow | |
#4106 | tiny | |
#7516 | slight | |
#9143 | petite | |
#12556 | trivial | |
#13331 | petty | |
#18292 | midget | |
#18694 | greedy | |
#18944 | patti | |
#19703 | superficial | |
#20267 | insignificant | |
#22810 | bantam | |
#37657 | lowly | |
#43443 | picayune | |
#44547 | fiddling | |
#49769 | stingy | |
#50848 | diminutive | |
#57224 | paltry | |
#69037 | trifling | |
#71006 | minuscule | |
#79651 | contemptible | |
#85469 | parsimonious | |
#99196 | ignoble | |
#108194 | rapacious | |
#108664 | covetous | |
#113305 | miserly | |
#115125 | illiberal | |
#123625 | subaltern | |
#131890 | avaricious | |
#133580 | niggling | |
#208631 | piddling | |
#226840 | niggardly | |
#248286 | lilliputian | |
#313943 | penurious |
How to use petty in a sentence?
We don't play those petty games. But to insult us, that we're either being racist or we're being uncaring. That is insulting, the governor owes our community an apology, and I'll be waiting to hear that.
They may think that they can chalk up some quick victories, but our reach is long. We do not give up. You threaten America, you will have no safe haven. We will find you and like petty tyrants and terrorists before you, the world is going to leave you behind and keep moving on without you, because we will get you.
For us to get caught up in a controversy of well,' What did Donald Trump mean when Donald Trump said that ?' It just seems so petty to me.
It is not true that suffering ennobles the character; happiness does that sometimes, but suffering, for the most part, makes men petty and vindictive.
Alexis Charles Henri Clrel de Tocqueville:
Nothing is quite so wretchedly corrupt as an aristocracy which has lost its power but kept its wealth and which still has endless leisure to devote to nothing but banal enjoyments. All its great thoughts and passionate energy are things of the past, and nothing but a host of petty, gnawing vices now cling to it like worms to a corpse.
Translations for petty
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- malicherný, drobnýCzech
- mânWelsh
- ubetydeligDanish
- gering, unbedeutend, kleinGerman
- insignificante, pequeño, mezquinoSpanish
- کوچکPersian
- petit, insignifiantFrench
- क्षुद्रHindi
- մանրArmenian
- kecilIndonesian
- piccoloItalian
- мал, ситенMacedonian
- onbeduidendDutch
- litenNorwegian
- drobny, błahy, nieistotnyPolish
- insignificante, fútil, pequenoPortuguese
- măruntRomanian
- пустячный, мелкийRussian
- småaktig, obetydlig, litenSwedish
- จิ๊บจ๊อยThai
- 小氣Chinese
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