Synonyms for trifle
- noun
- verb
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Toy — A very small amount (of something)
bit, little, toy, tad, nothing, jot, smidge, thought, modicum, damn, hint, mite, touch, hoot, dash, pinch, drop, flirt, whiff, scintilla, dab, iota
2. Triviality
triviality, bauble, small beer, picayune informal US, fig, bagatelle, trivia, bric-a-brac, trinket, peanuts informal, detail, gaud, gimcrack, kickshaw
Other
dolly, piffle, potter, cipher, cypher UK, fol de rol, footer, fouter US, foutre UK, putter, gee-gaw, frippery, fiz-gig, knick-knack
Verb
1. Piddle
Definitions
- n. 1
A very small amount (of something).
- n. 2
An English dessert made from a mixture of thick custard, fruit, sponge cake, jelly and whipped cream.
- v. 1
To squander or waste.
- v. 2
To deal with something as if it were of little importance or worth.
You must not trifle with her affections.
Related words
- Word family
- trifler
- Phrases
- a trifle trifle with
- Is a kind of
- object
Example sentences
- tad Tom said he thought it was a tad risky to do that.
- mite Ziri has a spider mite infestation.
- smidge Don't leave even a smidge, eat it all up.
- triviality We shouldn't waste our time in triviality.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| trifle | steady | |
| tad | rising | |
| mite | falling | |
| smidge | steady | |
| bauble | rising | |
| triviality | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- bit1, toy1, fig1, tad1, dab1, jot1
- 4 letters
- play1, damn1, drop1, fool1, hint1, dash1, mite1, hoot1, iota3, gaud
- 5 letters
- touch1, pinch1, flirt1, dolly2, whiff1
- 6 letters
- little2, detail2, potter2, trivia3, fiddle2, cipher2, footer2, putter2, wanton2, cypher2, dabble2, smidge, diddle2, bauble2
- 7 letters
- thought1, nothing2, peanuts2, modicum3, trinket2, fritter2, fribble
- 8 letters
- picayune3, gimcrack, frippery, kickshaw
- 9 letters
- scintilla3, bagatelle
- 10 letters
- triviality5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (iota3 = 3 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- vétille
- Deutsch
- Nebensache