petty

English Thesaurus

1. larceny of property having a value less than some amount (the amount varies by locale) (noun.act)

hypernym	:	larceny, stealing, theft, thievery, thieving,
definition	:	the act of taking something from someone unlawfully (noun.act)

2. contemptibly narrow in outlook (adj.all)

similar	:	narrow, narrow-minded,
definition	:	lacking tolerance or flexibility or breadth of view (adj.all)

3. (informal) small and of little importance (adj.all)

similar	:	unimportant,
definition	:	not important (adj.all)

domain usage	:	colloquialism,
definition	:	a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech (noun.communication)

4. inferior in rank or status (adj.all)

similar	:	junior,
definition	:	younger; lower in rank; shorter in length of tenure or service (adj.all)

5. larceny of property having a value less than some amount (the amount varies by locale) (noun.act)

antonym	:	grand larceny, grand theft,
definition	:	larceny of property having a value greater than some amount (the amount varies by locale) (noun.act)

6. contemptibly narrow in outlook (adj.all)

derivation	:	pettiness,
definition	:	narrowness of mind or ideas or views (noun.cognition)

7. (informal) small and of little importance (adj.all)

derivation	:	small beer, trifle, trivia, triviality,
definition	:	something of small importance (noun.artifact)

derivation	:	littleness, pettiness, smallness,
definition	:	lack of generosity in trifling matters (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	pettiness, puniness, slightness, triviality,
definition	:	the quality of being unimportant and petty or frivolous (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	trivialise, trivialize,
definition	:	make trivial or insignificant (verb.communication)

8. inferior in rank or status (adj.all)

derivation	:	pettiness, puniness, slightness, triviality,
definition	:	the quality of being unimportant and petty or frivolous (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	subaltern,
definition	:	a British commissioned army officer below the rank of captain (noun.person)

9. larceny of property having a value less than some amount (the amount varies by locale) (noun.act)

antonym	:	grand larceny, grand theft,
definition	:	larceny of property having a value greater than some amount (the amount varies by locale) (noun.act)

10. contemptibly narrow in outlook (adj.all)

derivation	:	pettiness,
definition	:	narrowness of mind or ideas or views (noun.cognition)

11. (informal) small and of little importance (adj.all)

derivation	:	small beer, trifle, trivia, triviality,
definition	:	something of small importance (noun.artifact)

derivation	:	littleness, pettiness, smallness,
definition	:	lack of generosity in trifling matters (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	pettiness, puniness, slightness, triviality,
definition	:	the quality of being unimportant and petty or frivolous (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	trivialise, trivialize,
definition	:	make trivial or insignificant (verb.communication)

12. inferior in rank or status (adj.all)

derivation	:	pettiness, puniness, slightness, triviality,
definition	:	the quality of being unimportant and petty or frivolous (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	subaltern,
definition	:	a British commissioned army officer below the rank of captain (noun.person)