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View usage for: (pɪdəlɪŋ) adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]Piddling means small or unimportant. [informal] ...arguing over piddling amounts of money. Synonyms: trivial, little, petty, worthless More Synonyms of piddling piddling in British English (ˈpɪdlɪŋ) or Australian piddly (ˈpɪdlɪ) adjective informal petty; trifling; trivial Derived forms piddlingly (ˈpiddlingly) adverb piddling in American English (ˈpɪdlɪŋ) adjective insignificant; trifling; petty Examples of 'piddling' in a sentencepiddling Definition petty or trivial (informal) arguing over piddling amounts of money Synonyms pants (informal) Mickey Mouse (slang) derisory measly (informal) crappy (slang) toytown (slang) poxy (slang) nickel-and-dime (US, slang) wanky (taboo, slang) chickenshit (US, slang) Opposites major , important , significant , useful , considerable , substantial , valuable , tidy (informal) , sizable or sizeable Additional synonymsDefinition small or unimportant There were a thousand fiddling jobs to do. Synonyms trivial, small, petty, trifling, insignificant, unimportant, pettifogging, futileDefinition having little or no importance In 1949 it was still a small, insignificant city. Synonyms unimportant, minor, irrelevant, petty, trivial, meaningless, trifling, meagre, negligible, flimsy, paltry, immaterial, inconsequential, nondescript, measly (informal), scanty, inconsiderable, of no consequence, nonessential, small potatoes, nickel-and-dime (US, slang), of no account, nugatory, unsubstantial, not worth mentioning, of no moment, wanky (taboo, slang) Definition contemptible, mean, or disagreeable He found himself getting angry over little things. Synonyms unimportant, minor, petty, trivial, trifling, insignificant, negligible, paltry, inconsiderable- picture
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Additional synonymsDefinition insignificant She had no interest in such paltry concerns. Synonyms insignificant, trivial, worthless, unimportant, small, low, base, minor, slight, petty, trifling, Mickey Mouse (slang), piddling (informal), toytown (slang), poxy (slang), nickel-and-dime (US, slang), picayune (US), chickenshit (US, slang), twopenny-halfpenny (British, informal) Definition trivial or unimportant Rows would start over petty things. Synonyms trivial, inferior, insignificant, little, small, slight, trifling, negligible, unimportant, paltry, measly (informal), contemptible, piddling (informal), inconsiderable, inessential, nickel-and-dime (US, slang) Definition worthless some piffling dispute regarding visiting rights Synonyms trivial, petty, trifling, insignificant, little, pants (informal), useless, fiddling, worthless, unimportant, paltry, Mickey Mouse (slang), puny, derisory, measly (informal), piddling (informal), crappy (slang), toytown (slang), poxy (slang), nickel-and-dime (US, slang), wanky (taboo, slang), chickenshit (US, slang) the puny resources at our disposal Synonyms insignificant, minor, petty, inferior, trivial, worthless, trifling, paltry, inconsequential, piddling (informal) Definition insignificant, petty, or frivolous The guests had each paid £250, no trifling sum. Synonyms insignificant, small, tiny, empty, slight, silly, shallow, petty, idle, trivial, worthless, negligible, unimportant, frivolous, paltry, minuscule, puny, measly, piddling (informal), inconsiderable, valueless, nickel-and-dime (US, slang), footling (informal) Definition trivial or insignificant It was an unimportant job, and paid very little. Synonyms insignificant, minor, petty, trivial, slight, irrelevant, worthless, trifling, paltry, immaterial, inconsequential, low-ranking, of no consequence, nickel-and-dime (US, slang), of no account, nugatory, not worth mentioning, of no moment Definition ineffectual, weak, or stupid He realised that their money was useless in this country. Synonyms worthless, of no use, valueless, pants (slang), ineffective, impractical, fruitless, unproductive, ineffectual, unworkable, disadvantageous, unavailing, bootless, unsuitableDefinition without value or usefulness Training is worthless unless there is proof that it works. Synonyms useless, meaningless, pointless, futile, no use, insignificant, unimportant, ineffectual, unusable, unavailing, not much cop (British, slang), inutile, not worth a hill of beans (US), negligible, pants (slang) |