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

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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. Howard Zinn:

   Civil disobedience is not our problem. Our problem is civil obedience. Our problem is that people all over the world have obeyed the dictates of leaders and millions have been killed because of this obedience. Our problem is that people are obedient all over the world in the face of poverty, starvation, stupidity, war and cruelty. Our problem is that people are obedient while the jails are full of petty thieves and the grand thieves are running the country. That’s our problem.

2. Piers Morgan:

   He has to put the country before himself, he has to put Americans before electioneering. He has to remind himself every day,' What can I do today to prevent more lives being killed ?' Not' How can I score more petty points.'.

3. Scott Stringer:

   Productive dialogue and negotiated solutions, not petty legal actions, should be the goal for boards and shareholders alike.

4. Erick Louis:

   I know some people will say its petty, it's no big deal, but again I feel like that's how small it starts, at one point, for Addison Rae or Charli D'Amelio it was just a dance, just a missing name in the body of the video. And the next day it's an overnight sensation.

5. Julius Caesar:

   He bestows the world like a colossus, and we petty men walk under his huge legs, to peep about, and find ourselves dishonorable graves. The fault dear Brutus, is not in our stars, but in ourselves, that we are underlings.