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pettiness

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Synonyms and Antonyms of pettiness

the quality or state of being unimportant

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

Synonyms of pettiness

immateriality, inconsequence, inconsequentiality, inconsiderableness, insignificance, insignificancy, littleness, negligibility, nullity, slightness, smallness, triviality

Words Related to pettiness

emptiness, valuelessness, worthlessness

Near Antonyms of pettiness

substance, value, worth

Antonyms of pettiness

bigness, consequence, import, importance, magnitude, moment, significance, weight, weightiness

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