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nickel-and-dime

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Synonyms & Antonyms of nickel-and-dime

as in petty, small-time

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for nickel-and-dime

paltry,
petty,
small-time,
worthless

jerkwater,
one-horse

anonymous,
nameless,
obscure,
uncelebrated,
unknown

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms for nickel-and-dime

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

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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nickel-and-dime

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The first known use of nickel-and-dime was in 1879

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