Synonyms of pettiness

pettiness

noun

as in negligibility

the quality or state of being unimportant

the astonishing pettiness of most of the things that she fusses over

Synonyms & Similar Words

• negligibility
• smallness
• insignificance
• triviality
• emptiness
• inconsequence
• inconsequentiality
• littleness
• slightness
• immateriality
• nullity
• worthlessness
• inconsiderableness
• insignificancy
• valuelessness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• importance
• significance
• moment
• consequence
• magnitude
• weight
• import
• value
• bigness
• substance
• weightiness
• worth

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of pettiness

Selfishness and pettiness are not twentieth century inventions. — Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 13 July 2026

These mostly harmless quips resemble the type of pettiness that once ran roughshod across the Lone Star State, back when eight Texas programs were members of the Southwest Conference. — Sam Khan Jr, New York Times, 1 July 2026

The pettiness of that is stunning. — Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 22 June 2026

But there was also a lot of pettiness by critics whose motivation seemed to be rooted in the desire to prevent Raquel Regalado, the commissioner sponsoring the legislation to open the center, a victory. — Jim Defede, CBS News, 21 June 2026

As the subtitle promises, their answers are shared with all the vulgarity, pettiness, and arrogance intact. — Juliet Izon, The Atlantic, 4 June 2026

Romance, steamy chemistry, and loads of pettiness — these are the staples of Love Island USA. — Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 2 June 2026

That gets ratcheted up even higher when the playoffs roll around, which is why this latest example of fan pettiness should come as no surprise. — Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 19 Apr. 2026

Trump has always reminded me of King Henry VIII, with the narcissism, the disposable wives, the second-son syndrome and the pettiness. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 16 Apr. 2026