SMALL BEER Synonyms
There are 9 hypernyms of the phrase small beer. (close relations)
Best Alternatives
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| inconsequential | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • lacking worth or importance • not following logically as a consequence | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| low | adverb, noun, adjectiveadv, n, adj | |||||
adjective • less than normal in degree or intensity or amount • being at or having a relatively small elevation or upward extension • used of sounds and voices; low in pitch or frequency noun • British political cartoonist (born in New Zealand) who created the character Colonel Blimp (1891-1963) • an air mass of lower pressure; often brings precipitation • a low level or position or degree • the lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; used to start a car moving adverb • in a low position; near the ground adjective satellite • very low in volume • unrefined in character • of the most contemptible kind • low or inferior in station or quality • no longer sufficient • subdued or brought low in condition or status • filled with melancholy and despondency verb • make a low noise, characteristic of bovines | ||||||
| lowly | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • low or inferior in station or quality • inferior in rank or status • used of unskilled work (especially domestic work) • of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense) | ||||||
| meager | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • deficient in amount or quality or extent | ||||||
| minor | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
adjective • of lesser importance or stature or rank • lesser in scope or effect • inferior in number or size or amount • (of a scale or mode) having half steps between the second and third degrees, and (usually) the fifth and sixth degrees, and the seventh and eighth degrees • not of legal age • of lesser seriousness or danger • of your secondary field of academic concentration or specialization noun • a young person of either sex adjective satellite • of the younger of two boys with the same family name • warranting only temporal punishment • relatively moderate, limited, or small verb • have as one's secondary field of study | ||||||
| negligible | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • so small as to be meaningless; insignificant • not worth considering | ||||||
| paltry | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • not worth considering • contemptibly small in amount | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| piddling | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • (informal) small and of little importance | ||||||
| shallow | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • lacking physical depth; having little spatial extension downward or inward from an outer surface or backward or outward from a center • not deep or strong; not affecting one deeply noun • a stretch of shallow water adjective satellite • lacking depth of intellect or knowledge; concerned only with what is obvious verb • make shallow • become shallow | ||||||
| trifling | adjectiveadj | |||||
noun • the deliberate act of delaying and playing instead of working adjective satellite • not worth considering | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| trifle | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a cold pudding made of layers of sponge cake spread with fruit or jelly; may be decorated with nuts, cream, or chocolate • a detail that is considered insignificant • something of small importance verb • waste time; spend one's time idly or inefficiently • act frivolously • consider not very seriously | ||||||
| trivia | nounn | |||||
noun • something of small importance | ||||||
| triviality | nounn | |||||
noun • the quality of being unimportant and petty or frivolous • a detail that is considered insignificant • something of small importance | ||||||
