PIFFLING Synonyms: 120 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

ˈpi-flən

Definition of piffling

as in nominal

so small or unimportant as to warrant little or no attention from his perspective as a billionaire, what the governor got paid was a piffling amount

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piffling

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verb

present participle of piffle

as in blundering

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Adjective

Municipal compost operations tend only to accept leaves generated by that town and may also provide small quantities of finished compost to residents for free or at a nominal charge, according to DEEP.

— Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 18 Oct. 2026
Assuming interest rates of 4% to 5%, Swagel estimated that nominal GDP growth would have to reach 7%-8%, and real GDP growth would have to hit 5%-6% in order to stabilize the debt.

— Jason Ma, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of nominal

Verb

Only a blundering idiot could spoil such an alliance and threaten damage to Florida’s economy.

— Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 24 Aug. 2026
On Monday, the first day of the trial in which Basabe is representing himself without an attorney, the proceedings were shaded by Basabe’s blundering legal missteps and procedural chaos.

— Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026

Definition of blundering

Adjective

The Weather Prediction Center has already placed most of South Florida under a Level 2 risk of excessive heavy rainfall with a slight risk of flash flooding on Sunday.

— Lissette Gonzalez, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
Yet Georgia coach Kirby Smart wasn’t surprised in the slightest to see Puglisi step in and execute the offense.

— Connor Riley, AJC.com, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of slight

Verb

But however janky, the system just about works for the ornery menfolk muddling their way through it, with their many beefs mostly resolved with a bottle of lethally alcoholic local tipple chacha, or a punch to the face, or both.

— Jessica Kiang, Variety, 16 Sep. 2026
Drop in the cinnamon sticks and cloves, gently muddling once or twice to release their aroma.

— John Kell, Forbes.com, 19 May 2026

Definition of muddling

Adjective

The debut show from the pact, about the disappearance of Spanish petty criminal El Nani, remains in development, Corral confirmed.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2026
Before the arrival of the Sisters of Mary Morning Star, the death row inmates had been plagued by petty infighting.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of petty

Verb

Hamaguchi told Deadline that the team painstakingly cemented Vincent and Yuffie into irrevocable mainstays while also giving Zack (not available in my preview) an increasingly important role in the trilogy’s larger time-boggling mystery.

— Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2026
The line of aircraft coming in for a landing looks mind boggling to handle but the ATC’s do it without incident.

— Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of boggling

Adjective

Then, the pandemic reduced the schedule to 60 games and Eddie got a piddling 37%.

— Star Tribune, Star Tribune, 3 Dec. 2020
Millions of additional claims are expected to stream in from around the country over the coming weeks, while hiring remains piddling.

— Patricia Cohen, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2020

Definition of piddling

Verb

The combustion of Graham Platner’s candidacy in Maine is another blow to a Democratic Party trying to mend its reputation after bungling the 2024 presidential election.

— Editorial Board, Washington Post, 9 July 2026
San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan, who polled at 5% in the CBS survey, accused Becerra of bungling the federal government’s response to COVID-19, mpox and the influx in child migrants under former President Joe Biden.

— Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 29 Apr. 2026

Definition of bungling

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