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picayune

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of picayune

1 not broad or open in views or opinions
  • the picayune ponderings of a commentator who steadfastly believes other cultures are inferior to our own
Synonyms of picayune

illiberal, insular, Lilliputian, little, narrow, narrow-minded, parochial, petty, provincial, sectarian, small, small-minded
Words Related to picayune

inflexible, ironbound, obdurate, obstinate, rigid, set, stubborn, unyielding, wrongheaded

bigoted, intolerant

biased, jaundiced, one-sided, partial, partisan, prejudiced

brass bound, hidebound, old-fashioned, reactionary, stodgy, straitlaced (or straightlaced), stuffy

dogmatic (also dogmatical), opinionated
Near Antonyms of picayune

impartial, nonpartisan, objective, unbiased, unprejudiced

freethinking
Antonyms of picayune

broad-minded, catholic, cosmopolitan, liberal, open, open-minded, receptive, tolerant
2 so small or unimportant as to warrant little or no attention
  • irritatingly picayune complaints
Synonyms of picayune

de minimis, inconsequential, inconsiderable, insignificant, measly, Mickey Mouse, minute, negligible, niggling, nominal, paltry, petty, piddling, slight, trifling, trivial
Words Related to picayune

inferior, mean

imperceptible, inappreciable

little, puny, tiny

hairsplitting, nitpicking, pettifogging, quibbling

one-horse, small-fry, two-bit
Near Antonyms of picayune

serious, substantial, weighty

eventful, momentous, pivotal

conspicuous, noteworthy, outstanding, prominent, remarkable, striking

appreciable, discernible (also discernable), measurable
Antonyms of picayune

big, consequential, considerable, important, material, significant

picayune

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of picayune

something of little importance
  • Our lives don't amount to a picayune in the great scheme of things.
Synonyms of picayune

child's play, nothing, shuck(s), trifle, triviality
Words Related to picayune

naught (also nought), nothingness, smoke, zero

peanuts, pittance, song, straw, two bits

bunk, claptrap, drivel, folly, fribble, fudge, hogwash, humbug, humbuggery, nonsense, piffle, rot, trash

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