Synonyms of small beer
23 similar words
Another word for small beer is peanuts. Other synonyms of small beer are small potatoes, bagatelle, bag of shells, bric-a-brac and dicky.
Synonyms and similar words for small beer
nounSomething that is of relatively little importance.
- peanutsEspecially of a salary: a very insufficient or small amount.
- small potatoesOne or more persons or things of relatively little consequence, importance, or value.
- bagatelle
- bag of shells
- bric-a-brac
- dicky British
- dicky-bird British
- fig
- flyspeck
- minuity
- niff-naffSomething or someone insignificant; a trifle.
- picayune US
- sop
- ticky-tackSomething of low value; (by extension) something meaningless or insignificant.
- toy
- trick
- trifle
- triviality
- whiffle
- white chip
- fico archaic
- flamfew Scotland, obsoleteA worthless thing; a trifle or bauble.
- scuddick obsoleteSomething of little or no importance; a whit or jot.
Meaning of small beer
- noun Beer with a low alcoholic content, usually between 0.5% and 2.8%.
- noun Something that is of relatively little importance.
- noun Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see small, beer.
Questions about synonyms of small beer
- What is another word for small beer?
- Small beer has 23 synonyms on Word.ws, such as peanuts, small potatoes, bagatelle, bag of shells, bric-a-brac, dicky, dicky-bird and fig.
- What does small beer mean?
- Small beer means beer with a low alcoholic content, usually between 0.5% and 2.8%.
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