Synonyms of puerile
60 similar words
Another word for puerile is juvenile. Other synonyms of puerile are immature, infantile, babyish, infantine and worthless.
Synonyms and similar words for puerile
adjectiveChildish; trifling; silly.
- juvenileCharacteristic of youth or immaturity; childish.
- silly
- trifling
- babishLike a babe; childish; babyish.
- babyishLike or suitable for a baby or a young child; childish.
- bairnishHaving the manners of a child; childish; silly.
- childish
- dootsie UK, dialectal
- hissy
- lactifluousFlowing with milk.
- infantileChildish; immature.
- infantineInfantile; childish.
- immatureChildish in behavior; juvenile.
- kiddish
- milky
- base
- contemptible
- foolish
- for the birds informalNot deserving serious consideration; unimportant; useless, worthless.
- futile
- frivolous
- idle
- ignorable
- immaterial
- inconsequential
- inconsiderable
- indifferent
- insignificant
- like a fart in a windstorm
- meager
- mean
- minor
- miserable
- negligibleAble to be neglected, ignored or excluded from consideration; too small or unimportant to be of concern.
- nothingburger informalOf less importance than its treatment suggests; insignificant, unimportant; also, bland or unremarkable in appearance...
- nondescript
- null
- paltry
- petty
- picayune
- picayunishPetty; paltry; mean.
- piddlingInsignificant, negligible, paltry, trivial, useless.
- piddlySmall, inconsequential, or not worth spending time on.
- pissantInsignificant or unimportant.
- pissass vulgarWorthless, backward, undeveloped, nondescript, reprehensible, or small.
- pitiful
- pointless
- slight
- ticky-tacky US
- tin-pot informal
- trivial
- two-bit US, slang
- unimportantPetty; not important or noteworthy.
- unweightyNot weighty.
- vain
- worthlessHaving no worth or use; without value.
- wretched
- floccinaucinihilipilificatious humorous, rareUnimportant, worthless.
- piteous obsolete
- simple archaicFeeble-minded; foolish.
Meaning of puerile
- adjective Childish; trifling; silly.
- adjective Characteristic of, or pertaining to, a boy or boys; compare puellile.
puerile in other languages
Questions about synonyms of puerile
- What is another word for puerile?
- Puerile has 60 synonyms on Word.ws, such as juvenile, immature, infantile, babyish, infantine, worthless, negligible and unimportant.
- What does puerile mean?
- Puerile means childish; trifling; silly.
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