PICAYUNISH Synonyms: 81 Similar and Opposite Words

picayunish

adjective

Definition of picayunish

as in unimportant

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Adjective

Some photos have subtle variations, while others include figures who may have been deemed unimportant at the time.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 June 2026
This isn't because taxes were unimportant, but because the Declaration aimed to build a case for independence, not a comprehensive historical record.

— Joseph Thorndike, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026

Definition of unimportant

Adjective

Less social cohesion A decade ago, crime was infrequent and petty.

— Joseph J. Gonzalez, The Conversation, 9 July 2026
The general reaction to the policy has been overwhelmingly positive, Xue said, aside from some remarks on social media that charging for a smashed teacup was a petty move.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026

Definition of petty

Adjective

One of the most astute plot points involves the Minions finding early success as actors in Hollywood during the silent era but then losing their status as the talkies took over, revealing their puny, screechy voices.

— Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026
The magnitude of Prince Jacerys’s death was lost in the tumult of battle last week; compared to watching Vermax’s colossal frame be swallowed by the sea, the sight of a sinking boy, puny and fragile, struggled to pack a cinematic punch.

— Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 29 June 2026

Definition of puny

Adjective

The two events share a history — one that illustrates just how the plate program has become picayune, politicized and potentially hazardous to public safety.

— Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 Apr. 2026
By itself, this habit might seem picayune.

— Jeet Heer, Washington Post, 18 Nov. 2025

Definition of picayune

Adjective

Their nominal wide players aren’t explosive wingers who sprint 50 yards in five seconds, but more languid players who like drifting infield and playing passing combinations.

— Michael Cox, New York Times, 4 July 2026
Its most common glide bomb models are the FAB-250, FAB-500, FAB-1500, and FAB-3000, where the number corresponds to the nominal weight of the bomb in kilograms.

— Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026

Definition of nominal

Adjective

In less populous counties, by contrast, job and wage spillovers were negligible.

— Daniel Yue, The Conversation, 10 July 2026
Many Americans have long accepted that a small fraction of their tax dollars should help keep vulnerable people alive overseas, particularly when the cost to them is negligible.

— W. Gyude Moore, semafor.com, 2 July 2026

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