Synonyms for small-fry
| Grammar : Adj |
Top 10 synonyms for small-fry Other synonyms for the word small-fry
- a notch under
- accessory
- alternate
- auxiliary
- backup
- below the mark
- bottom
- bush
- bush-league
- casual
- collateral
- consequential
- contingent
- dainty
- dependent
- diminutive
- dinky
- extra
- fragile
- half-pint
- inadequate
- inconsiderable
- ineffectual
- inferior
- infirm
- junior
- less important
- light
- Lilliputian
- little
- low
- lower
- mean
- mini
- miniature
- minor-league
- minus
- minute
- neat
- nether
- niggling
- nothing
- paltry
- peanut
- peewee
- petite
- petty
- picayune
- piddling
- pint-sized
- relief
- reserve
- runt
- second
- second rate
- second-fiddle
- second-rate
- second-string
- secondary
- set
- shrimp
- slight
- slighter
- small
- small time
- small-fry
- small-time
- smaller
- stunted
- subaltern
- subjacent
- subject
- subordinate
- subservient
- subsidiary
- substract
- supporting
- tacky
- third-string
- tiny
- tributary
- trifling
- trim
- trivial
- two-bit
- unconsequential
- under
- underfed
- undersized
- undeveloped
- unessential
- unimportant
- unsound
- unsubstantial
- weak
- weakly
- wee
- worthless
- younger
- zero
- zilch
Définition of small-fry
- As in lesser : adj inferior, secondary
- As in minor : adj insignificant, small
- As in puny : adj small, insignificant
- As in secondary : adj subordinate; less important
- As in small : adj unimportant
- As in minor-league : adj minor
- As in smalltime : adj minor
- As in dinky : adj tiny, small
- In so far as that fact justifies the small-fry felon, he is justified.
- Extract from : « Criminal Types » by V. M. Masten
- The small-fry of fishes were wriggling in wonder to find themselves impounded in small pools.
- Extract from : « The Falls of Niagara and Other Famous Cataracts » by George W. Holley
- It is the Second-Rates who take kindly to the little people, and are happy in the adulation of the small-fry.
- Extract from : « The Diva's Ruby » by F. Marion Crawford
- I become your manager, right from the snap of the pistol, and I begin by keepin' you out of small-fry contests.
- Extract from : « Motor Matt; or, The King of the Wheel » by Stanley R. Matthews
- During this big rise these small-fry craft were an intolerable nuisance.
- Extract from : « Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 9 » by Various
Antonyms for small-fry
- adult
- benevolent
- big
- broad-minded
- causative
- chief
- consequential
- considerate
- distinguished
- enormous
- excellent
- famous
- fine
- first-class
- first-rate
- generous
- giant
- giving
- greater
- higher
- huge
- immense
- important
- kind
- large
- main
- major
- necessary
- primary
- rough
- significant
- source
- strong
- substantial
- superior
- unrestricted
- untrivial
- useful
- valuable
- worthwhile
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