Synonyms of picayune

picayune 1 of 2

adjective

1

as in petty

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 & Similar Words

• petty
• small
• parochial
• narrow
• little
• insular
• provincial
• Lilliputian
• sectarian
• stubborn
• narrow-minded
• small-minded
• illiberal
• wrongheaded
• rigid
• partisan
• obstinate
• ironbound
• obdurate
• limited
• straitlaced
• reactionary
• hidebound
• bigoted
• discriminatory
• biased
• opinionative
• dogmatical
• inflexible
• discriminating
• dogmatic
• partial
• opinionated
• straightlaced
• unyielding
• stodgy
• jaundiced
• old-fashioned
• prejudiced
• intolerant
• unsophisticated
• stuffy
• one-sided
• set
• hick
• brassbound

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• liberal
• cosmopolitan
• receptive
• open
• catholic
• tolerant
• objective
• impartial
• unprejudiced
• unbiased
• nonpartisan
• broad-minded
• open-minded
• freethinking

2

as in nominal

so small or unimportant as to warrant little or no attention

irritatingly picayune complaints

Synonyms & Similar Words

• nominal
• slight
• petty
• trivial
• piddling
• tiny
• trifling
• insignificant
• niggling
• footling
• inconsequential
• inconsiderable
• negligible
• piffling
• piddly
• minute
• paltry
• pimping
• no-account
• measly
• Mickey Mouse
• chicken
• de minimis
• peanut
• little
• imperceptible
• puny
• inappreciable
• pettifogging
• mean
• inferior
• small-fry
• nitpicking
• quibbling
• hairsplitting
• one-horse
• two-bit

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• considerable
• important
• significant
• big
• serious
• substantial
• material
• consequential
• momentous
• weighty
• noteworthy
• prominent
• remarkable
• outstanding
• conspicuous
• pivotal
• striking
• appreciable
• discernible
• measurable
• eventful
• discernable

picayune

2 of 2

noun

as in nothing

something of little importance

our lives don't amount to a picayune in the great scheme of things

Synonyms & Similar Words

• nothing
• triviality
• bagatelle
• trifle
• frippery
• small change
• small beer
• nonproblem
• shuck(s)
• zero
• naught
• pittance
• nought
• smoke
• nonsense
• child's play
• straw
• speck
• claptrap
• pinhead
• nothingness
• piffle
• two bits
• trivia
• peanuts
• bit
• smidgen
• hogwash
• bunk
• fudge
• smidgin
• scintilla
• tad
• humbuggery
• smidgeon
• soupçon
• folly
• drivel
• smidge
• ounce
• shred
• mite
• rot
• touch
• humbug
• particle
• song
• crumb
• trash
• fribble
• dab
• dram
• lick
• spot
• trace

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