PALTRY Synonyms
There is 0 hypernym of the word paltry. (close relations)
paltriness
Best Alternatives
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| insignificant | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • devoid of importance, meaning, or force adjective satellite • signifying nothing • of little importance or influence or power; of minor status • small and unimpressive | ||||||
| meager | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • deficient in amount or quality or extent | ||||||
| petty | adjectiveadj | |||||
noun • larceny of property having a value less than some amount (the amount varies by locale) adjective satellite • inferior in rank or status • (informal) small and of little importance • contemptibly narrow in outlook | ||||||
| pitiful | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • inspiring mixed contempt and pity • bad; unfortunate • deserving or inciting pity | ||||||
| trivial | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • (informal) small and of little importance • of little substance or significance • concerned with trivialities | ||||||
| unimportant | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • not important • devoid of importance, meaning, or force | ||||||
| negligible | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • so small as to be meaningless; insignificant • not worth considering | ||||||
| minuscule | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • of or relating to a small cursive script developed from uncial; 7th to 9th centuries noun • the characters that were once kept in bottom half of a compositor's type case • a small cursive script developed from uncial between the 7th and 9th centuries and used in medieval manuscripts adjective satellite • lowercase • extremely small | ||||||
| nominal | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • relating to or constituting or bearing or giving a name • pertaining to a noun or to a word group that functions as a noun • of, relating to, or characteristic of an amount that is not adjusted for inflation noun • a phrase that can function as the subject or object of a verb adjective satellite • insignificantly small; a matter of form only (`tokenish' is informal) • named; bearing the name of a specific person • existing in name only | ||||||
| poor | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • having little money or few possessions • characterized by or indicating poverty • lacking in quality or substances noun • people without possessions or wealth (considered as a group) adjective satellite • deserving or inciting pity • of insufficient quantity to meet a need | ||||||
| puny | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • inferior in strength or significance • (used especially of persons) of inferior size | ||||||
| small | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent noun • the slender part of the back • a garment size for a small person adverb • on a small scale adjective satellite • relatively moderate, limited, or small • (of children and animals) young, immature • slight or limited; especially in degree or intensity or scope • low or inferior in station or quality • lowercase • (of a voice) faint • have fine or very small constituent particles • not large but sufficient in size or amount • made to seem smaller or less (especially in worth) | ||||||
| tiny | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • very small | ||||||
| trifling | adjectiveadj | |||||
noun • the deliberate act of delaying and playing instead of working adjective satellite • not worth considering | ||||||
| worthless | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • lacking in usefulness or value adjective satellite • morally reprehensible | ||||||
| measly | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • contemptibly small in amount | ||||||
| miserable | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • very unhappy; full of misery • deserving or inciting pity • of the most contemptible kind • of very poor quality or condition • characterized by physical misery • contemptibly small in amount | ||||||
