Synonyms for "paultry" (219 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (44)

miserabletriflingabjectabominableabstemiousarrantasceticatrociousausterebasebeggarlybeneath contemptbornecheapcheesycoarsecommoncontemptiblecrummydebased

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degradeddepraveddespicabledirtydisgustingdwarfeddwarfishemptyexecrableexiguousfeebleflagrantflimsyfoulfourth classfourth-classfrivolous

Adjective(7 words)

threadbarebeggarlycarrionderisibledismalfor the birdsfrivolous

Strong matches (66)

frugalfulsomegaudygimcrackygravegrossheinousilliberalimpoverishedincidentalinconsequentinconsequentialinconsiderableineffectualinferiorinsignificantinsubstantialirregularjejunelean

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lentenlimitedlittlelowlow classlow downlow gradelow testlow-classlow-downlow-gradelow-qualitylow-testlumpenmangymeagermeagremeanmeaninglessmeaslymeretriciousmickey mousemingyminormiserlymoderatemonstrousnarrownefariousniggardlynigglingobnoxiousodious

Adjective(10 words)

idleignominiousimmaterialinadequateindifferentinsignificantmeagermeagremurrainnothingburger

Adjective(3 words)

measlymiserablenegligible

Related words (109)

ornerypaleparsimoniouspatheticpeanutpettypicayunepiddlingpimpingpitiablepitifulpokypoorpunkpunyrankreptilianrubbishysadscabby

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scantscantyscrawnyscrimpscrimpyscrubbyscruffyscummyscurvyscuzzysecond bestsecond classsecond ratesecond-bestsecond-classseedysetshabbyshoddyskimpskimpysleazyslenderslightslimsmallsorrysparesparingspartansqualidstarvationstingystintedstraitenedstuntedsubsistencetackytattytenuousthinthird classthird ratethird-classthird-ratetinnytinytrashytrivialtrumperytwo-for-a-centtwo-for-a-pennytwopennytwopenny-halfpennyunchivalrousunconsideredungenerousunimportantunmentionableunnourishingunnutritiousunworthyvainvaluelessvilewateredwateryworthlesswretched

Adjective(19 words)

pettypiddlypissantpiteouspitifulpuerilereprehensiblescandalousscantlingsimplesparsetin-pottriflingtrivialuncoolunimportantvainwoefulworthless

Adjective(1 words)

trifling

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