Antonyms for penny-ante
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : pen-ee-an-tee |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈpɛn iˈæn ti |
Definition of penny-ante
Origin :- "cheap, trivial," 1935; extended from use in reference to poker played for insignificant stakes (1855), from penny + ante.
- As in petty : adj trivial, insignificant
- As in inconsiderable : adj petty
- Its nothing but penny-ante, with a ten-cent limit; just enough to make it interesting, you know.
- Extract from : « The New Boys at Oakdale » by Morgan Scott
- He was lured into a game of penny-ante poker, which assumed, before the game was finished, extensive proportions.
- Extract from : « Hands Up; or Thirty-Five Years of Detective Life in the Mountains and on the Plains » by D. J. Cook
Synonyms for penny-ante
- base
- casual
- cheap
- contemptible
- frivolous
- inconsequent
- inconsiderable
- inessential
- inferior
- irrelevant
- junior
- lesser
- light
- little
- lower
- measly
- minor
- narrow-minded
- negligible
- nickel-and-dime
- niggling
- nugatory
- of no account
- paltry
- peanut
- penny-ante
- pettifogging
- picayune
- piddling
- scratch
- secondary
- shabby
- shallow
- shoestring
- slight
- small
- small-minded
- subordinate
- trifling
- two-bit
- unimportant
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