Synonyms of small-fry

small-fry

adjective

ˈsmȯl-ˌfrī 

as in small

lacking importance

some small-fry official in the state government with a big-time ego

Synonyms & Similar Words

• small
• minor
• little
• slight
• trivial
• worthless
• unimportant
• insignificant
• trifling
• frivolous
• negligible
• incidental
• foolish
• petty
• inconsequential
• inconsiderable
• Mickey Mouse
• nugatory
• fiddling
• minute
• neither here nor there
• small-time
• one-horse
• jerkwater
• anonymous
• obscure
• nickel-and-dime
• unknown
• paltry
• nameless
• uncelebrated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• major
• big
• important
• substantial
• significant
• meaningful
• weighty
• dominant
• chief
• fatal
• principal
• consequential
• material
• momentous
• decisive
• prominent
• eventful
• impressive
• overriding
• outstanding
• overbearing
• worthy
• valuable
• remarkable
• distinctive
• exceptional
• worthwhile
• great
• fateful
• unfrivolous
• eminent
• distinguished
• illustrious
• famous
• notorious
• prestigious
• basic
• fundamental
• essential
• overmastering
• renowned
• key
• preeminent
• all-important

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of small-fry

Ridley Scott directs Brian Tyree Henry and Wagner Moura in the first episode of a tale in which two small-fry thieves rob a drug den and become the target of a relentless kingpin. — Shauna Lyon, The New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2025

Cassatt achieved hers by changing mediums; by experimenting with colors; and by being perversely drawn to small-fry subject matter, then mining it from all angles. — Carlos Valladares, ARTnews.com, 27 June 2024

For small-fry investors and big money managers alike, the psychological toll of falling behind creates pressure, particularly for those sticking with the playbook. — Ryan Hogg, Fortune, 10 June 2024

Brad Heppner had the grand idea of bringing investment opportunities enjoyed by Wall Street institutions to small-fry investors. — Alexander Gladstone, WSJ, 28 July 2023

So as much as Fox will be denied another crack at a Yankees-Dodgers juggernaut, the impending meeting of two small-fry clubs should still attract a healthy crowd … provided the AL contender manages to wrest the brooms out of the Brewers’ mitts. — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2019