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Synonyms for paltry in English

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paltry:
- terrible; miserable; abominable; poor; paltry; meagre; meager; unsightly; shabby; ragged; shady; measly; negligible; trifling

English

Detailed Synonyms for paltry in English

paltry:

paltry adj

paltry
terrible; miserable; abominable; poor; paltry; meagre; meager
- terrible adj
- miserable adj
- abominable adj
- poor adj
- paltry adj
- meagre adj, British
- meager adj, American
paltry
unsightly; shabby; poor; ragged; paltry; miserable; shady
- unsightly adj
- shabby adj
- poor adj
- ragged adj
- paltry adj
- miserable adj
- shady adj
paltry

– contemptibly small in amount ¹
miserable; paltry; measly
– contemptibly small in amount ¹
- miserable adj
  - the company donated a miserable $100 for flood relief¹
  - almost depleted his miserable store of dried beans¹
- paltry adj
  - a paltry wage¹
- measly adj
  - a measly tip¹
paltry

– not worth considering ¹
negligible; trifling; paltry
– not worth considering ¹
- negligible adj
- trifling adj
  - a trifling matter¹
- paltry adj
  - he considered the prize too paltry for the lives it must cost¹

Related Words for "paltry":

paltriness, paltrier, paltriest

Alternate Synonyms for "paltry":

negligible; trifling; worthless
measly; miserable; meager; meagre; meagerly; stingy; scrimpy

Related Definitions for "paltry":

contemptibly small in amount¹
- a paltry wage¹
not worth considering¹
- he considered the prize too paltry for the lives it must cost¹

Related Synonyms for paltry

paltry amount

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