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Synonyms for piffling
ˈpɪf lɪŋpif·fling
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Princeton's WordNet
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, petty, minuscule, short, midget, little(a), flyspeck, secondary, small, little, niggling
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
pifflingadjective
Synonyms:
trifling
Words popularity by usage frequency
| ranking | word | |
|---|---|---|
| #350 | small | |
| #398 | little | |
| #746 | short | |
| #2766 | secondary | |
| #4106 | tiny | |
| #7516 | slight | |
| #9143 | petite | |
| #12556 | trivial | |
| #13331 | petty | |
| #18292 | midget | |
| #19703 | superficial | |
| #22810 | bantam | |
| #37657 | lowly | |
| #43443 | picayune | |
| #44547 | fiddling | |
| #50848 | diminutive | |
| #71006 | minuscule | |
| #123625 | subaltern | |
| #133580 | niggling | |
| #208631 | piddling | |
| #248286 | lilliputian |
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