paltry

The word “paltry” has 2 syllables: palt-ry

It's pronounced as /ˈpɔːltri/

What is synonym and antonym for paltry?

In the thesaurus, “paltry” has 210 synonyms and 143 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for paltry along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for paltry

Mickey Mouse
abhorrent
abominable
abysmal
atrocious
awful
bad
base
bastard
beggarly
below par
blamable
blameworthy
brutal
bum
bush
bush-league
censurable
cheap
cheesy
chicken
coarse
common
condemnable
contemptible
corrupt
counterfeit
cowardly
crappy
craven
cruddy
cruel
crumby
crummy
currish
cut-rate
damnable
dastardly
de minimis
debased
debauched
defective
deficient
degenerate
deplorable
depraved
derisory
despicable
detestable
dirty
disastrous
discreditable
disgraceful
disgusting
dishonorable
disreputable
dissatisfactory
dissolute
dreadful
egregious
evil
execrable
fake
faulty
flagrant
flawed
footling
foul
from hunger
gnarly
gross
grubby
hairsplitting
hateful
horrendous
horrible
ignoble
ignominious
ill
immoral
imperceptible
inadequate
inappreciable
inconsequential
inconsiderable
ineffectual
inferior
iniquitous
insignificant
insufficient
junky
lacking
lame
lesser
limited
little
loathsome
lousy
low
low-down
low-grade
low-minded
low-rent
meager
meagre
mean
measly
mediocre
minor
minute
miscreant
miserable
miserly
narrow
nasty
negligible
niggardly
niggling
nitpicking
no-account
nominal
odious
off
one-horse
pathetic
peanut
perverted
pettifogging
petty
phoney
phony
picayune
piddling
piddly
piffling
pimping
pitiable
pitiful
poor
punk
puny
quibbling
ratty
reprehensible
reproachable
reptilian
repugnant
repulsive
revolting
revulsive
rotten
rubbishy
scabby
scanty
scummy
scurrilous
scurvy
second-rate
set
shabby
sham
shameful
shoddy
short
skimp
skimpy
sleazy
slight
small
small-fry
sneaking
snide
sordid
sorry
sour
spare
squalid
stingy
stinky
suboptimal
subpar
substandard
sucky
terrible
tiny
trashy
trifling
trivial
two-bit
unacceptable
unconsequential
under par
unethical
unimportant
unprincipled
unsatisfactory
unscrupulous
unspeakable
unworthy
useless
valueless
vicious
vile
villainous
wack
wanting
wicked
worthless
wretched
wrong

Antonyms for paltry

A1
OK
acceptable
adequate
admirable
all right
appreciable
average
bang-up
banner
better
big
blameless
borderline
boss
capital
choice
classic
classical
commendable
consequential
considerable
conspicuous
crackerjack
creditable
dandy
decent
discernable
discernible
divine
ethical
eventful
excellent
exceptional
exemplary
fabulous
fair
fancy
fine
first-class
first-rate
good
grand
gratifying
great
groovy
guiltless
happy
heavenly
high
high-grade
high-minded
high-test
honest
honorable
important
incorruptible
irreproachable
jim-dandy
just
keen
large
laudable
lofty
marvellous
marvelous
material
mean
measurable
mediocre
meritorious
middling
minimal
momentous
moral
neat
nifty
noble
noteworthy
okay
outstanding
par excellence
passable
perfect
pivotal
plenty
praiseworthy
premium
prime
principled
prominent
proper
redoubtable
remarkable
reputable
respectable
rich
right
right-minded
righteous
satisfactory
satisfying
scrupulous
seemly
sensational
serious
significant
slick
so-so
special
splendid
standard
stellar
sterling
straight
striking
substantial
sufficient
suitable
superb
superior
superlative
supernal
swell
terrific
tip-top
tolerable
top
top-notch
uncorrupted
unerring
unexceptional
unsurpassed
upright
useful
valuable
venerable
virtuous
wealthy
weighty
wonderful
worthwhile
worthy

Meanings of paltry

adjective
1. Trashy, trivial, of little value.
2. Of little monetary worth.

Example Sentences

The salesman offered a paltry discount that hardly made a difference in the final price.
Despite his years of service, he received only a paltry raise.
The company's initial offer was deemed paltry compared to industry standards.
She was insulted by the paltry sum they offered for her valuable antique.
The charity was disappointed by the paltry donations they received for their cause.

On this page you'll find 353 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to paltry, such as: A1, Mickey Mouse, OK, abhorrent, abominable, abysmal, acceptable.

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