petty - Similar and Opposite Words

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Noun

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

Synonyms

• petit larceny
• petty
• petty larceny

More generic

• larceny
• stealing
• theft
• thievery
• thieving

Adjective

contemptibly narrow in outlook

Synonyms

• petty
• small-minded

Related

• narrow
• narrow-minded

Adjective

(informal) small and of little importance

Synonyms

• fiddling
• footling
• lilliputian
• little
• niggling
• petty
• picayune
• piddling
• piffling
• trivial

Related

• unimportant

Adjective

inferior in rank or status

Synonyms

• junior-grade
• lower-ranking
• lowly
• petty
• secondary
• subaltern

Related

• junior

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