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SMALL FRY Synonyms

There are 30 synonyms of the phrase small fry. (exact relations)
There are 6 hypernyms of the phrase small fry. (close relations)

Best Alternative Words for SMALL FRY

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minor
noun, adjectiven, adj
adjective

• of lesser importance or stature or rank

• lesser in scope or effect

• inferior in number or size or amount

• (of a scale or mode) having half steps between the second and third degrees, and (usually) the fifth and sixth degrees, and the seventh and eighth degrees

• not of legal age

• of lesser seriousness or danger

• of your secondary field of academic concentration or specialization

noun

• a young person of either sex

adjective satellite

• of the younger of two boys with the same family name

• warranting only temporal punishment

• relatively moderate, limited, or small

verb

• have as one's secondary field of study

immaterial
adjectiveadj
adjective

• of no importance or relevance especially to a law case

• without material form or substance

• not consisting of matter

adjective satellite

• not pertinent to the matter under consideration

• (often followed by `to') lacking importance; not mattering one way or the other

inconsequential
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• lacking worth or importance

• not following logically as a consequence

insignificant
adjectiveadj
adjective

• devoid of importance, meaning, or force

adjective satellite

• signifying nothing

• of little importance or influence or power; of minor status

• small and unimpressive

lightweight
adjectiveadj
noun

• a professional boxer who weighs between 131 and 135 pounds

• someone who is unimportant but cheeky and presumptuous

• an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 132 pounds

• a wrestler who weighs 139-154 pounds

• A weight class division in combat sports, for fighters heavier than those in the featherweight division and lighter than those in the welterweight division.

adjective satellite

• weighing relatively little compared with another item or object of similar use

• having no importance or influence

meager
adjectiveadj
adjective

• deficient in amount or quality or extent

minuscule
adjectiveadj
adjective

• of or relating to a small cursive script developed from uncial; 7th to 9th centuries

noun

• the characters that were once kept in bottom half of a compositor's type case

• a small cursive script developed from uncial between the 7th and 9th centuries and used in medieval manuscripts

adjective satellite

• lowercase

• extremely small

negligible
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• so small as to be meaningless; insignificant

• not worth considering

nugatory
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• of no real value

paltry
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• not worth considering

• contemptibly small in amount

peripheral
noun, adjectiven, adj
adjective

• on or near an edge or constituting an outer boundary; the outer area

noun

• electronic equipment external to the circuit board that contains the CPU of a computer

adjective satellite

• related to the key issue but not of central importance

petty
adjectiveadj
noun

• larceny of property having a value less than some amount (the amount varies by locale)

adjective satellite

• inferior in rank or status

• (informal) small and of little importance

• contemptibly narrow in outlook

puny
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• inferior in strength or significance

• (used especially of persons) of inferior size

secondary
adjectiveadj
adjective

• being of second rank or importance or value; not direct or immediate

noun

• the defensive football players who line up behind the linemen

• coil such that current is induced in it by passing a current through the primary coil

adjective satellite

• inferior in rank or status

• depending on or incidental to what is original or primary

• not of major importance

• belonging to a lower class or rank

small-time
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• of minor importance

tiny
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• very small

trivial
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• (informal) small and of little importance

• of little substance or significance

• concerned with trivialities

unimportant
adjectiveadj
adjective

• not important

• devoid of importance, meaning, or force

child
nounn
noun

• a young person of either sex

• a human offspring (son or daughter) of any age

• an immature childish person

• a member of a clan or tribe

fry
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a young person of either sex

• English painter and art critic (1866-1934)

• English dramatist noted for his comic verse dramas (born 1907)

verb

• be excessively hot

• cook in hot fat or oil

• kill by electrocution, as in the electric chair

Best Hypernyms For SMALL FRY

Here is a list of related hypernyms for small fry, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (5)
cipher cypher juvenile nobody nonentity
Phrases (1)
juvenile person

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