fiddling

fiddling

adj

Definition of FIDDLING

: trifling, petty <a fiddling excuse>

Examples of FIDDLING

1. <you should delegate these fiddling matters to your staff so that you can focus on more important issues>

First Known Use of FIDDLING

1652

Related to FIDDLING

Synonyms: unimportant, foolish, frivolous, incidental, inconsequential, inconsiderable, insignificant, little, Mickey Mouse, minor, minute, negligible, nugatory, slight, small, small-fry, trifling, trivial

Antonyms: big, consequential, eventful, important, major, material, meaningful, momentous, significant, substantial, unfrivolous, weighty

Related Words: jerkwater, one-horse; nickel-and-dime, paltry, petty, small-time, worthless; anonymous, nameless, obscure, uncelebrated, unknown

Near Antonyms: decisive, fatal, fateful; chief, dominant, overbearing, overmastering, overriding, principal; distinctive, exceptional, impressive, outstanding, prominent, remarkable; valuable, worthwhile, worthy; distinguished, eminent, great, illustrious, preeminent, prestigious; famous, notorious, renowned; all-important, basic, essential, fundamental, key

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Rhymes with FIDDLING

middling, riddling