Synonyms for picayune
- adjective
- noun
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Petty — of little consequence; small and of little importance; petty, trivial
petty, trivial, piddling, trifling, inconsequential, little, insignificant, minor, niggling, paltry, inconsiderable, meager US CA, meagre UK, negligible, fiddling, footling, piffling informal, picayunish, lilliputian, unimportant, frivolous, contemptible, worthless
Other
Noun
1. Puny — A person regarded as unworthy of respect or useless; also, something of very little value; a trifle
Other
Definitions
- adj. 1
Of little consequence; small and of little importance; petty, trivial.
- n. 1
A person regarded as unworthy of respect or useless; also, something of very little value; a trifle.
Related words
- Word family
- picayunish
Forms
- Plural
- picayunes → trivialities, trifles, toys, figs…
Example sentences
- petty Sami started getting into trouble for petty theft.
- trivial The conclusion may seem trivial: Esperanto exists.
- trifling Their trouble stems from a trifling matter.
- peevish Tom woke up feeling rather peevish.
By length
- 3 letters
- toy1, fig1
- 4 letters
- puny2
- 5 letters
- minor2, petty2
- 6 letters
- little2, meager2, paltry2, meagre, trifle2
- 7 letters
- trivial3, trinket2, peevish2
- 8 letters
- fiddling2, trifling2, niggling, piddling3, footling, piffling
- 9 letters
- worthless2, frivolous3, bagatelle
- 10 letters
- negligible4, triviality5, picayunish
- 11 letters
- unimportant4, lilliputian4
- 12 letters
- contemptible4
- 13 letters
- insignificant5
- 14 letters
- inconsiderable
- 15 letters
- inconsequential5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (puny2 = 2 syllables).