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small-fry

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of small-fry

lacking importance
  • some small-fry official in the state government with a big-time ego
Synonyms of small-fry

fiddling, foolish, frivolous, incidental, inconsequential, inconsiderable, insignificant, little, minor, minute, negligible, slight, small, trifling, trivial, unimportant
Words Related to small-fry

jerkwater, one-horse

nickel-and-dime, paltry, petty, small-time, worthless

anonymous, nameless, obscure, uncelebrated, unknown
Phrases Synonymous with small-fry

neither here nor there
Near Antonyms of small-fry

decisive, fatal, fateful

chief, dominant, overbearing, overmastering, overriding, principal

distinctive, exceptional, impressive, outstanding, prominent, remarkable

valuable, worthwhile, worthy

distinguished, eminent, great, illustrious, preeminent, prestigious

famous, notorious, renowned

all-important, basic, essential, fundamental, key
Antonyms of small-fry

big, consequential, eventful, important, major, material, meaningful, momentous, significant, substantial, unfrivolous, weighty

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