SMALL FRY Synonyms
There are 6 hypernyms of the phrase small fry. (close relations)
Definition of SMALL FRY
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 | ||||||||