What is another word for small thing?

Pronunciation: [smˈɔːl θˈɪŋ] (IPA)

The English language is filled with a diverse range of synonyms that can be used to replace the word 'small thing'. Some common substitutes for this term can include 'petty object', 'trifle', 'bauble' or 'knick-knack'. Other terms that might be employed include 'tchotchke', 'doodad', 'widget', 'gadget', or 'accessory'. Some other words that are used as synonyms for small things include 'memento', 'souvenir', 'keepsake', 'trinket', or 'frippery'. Each of these synonyms carries a slightly different connotation and can be used in different contexts to describe small objects or trivial items that are of little importance.

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A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Famous quotes with Small thing

  • A man is a very small thing, and the night is very large and full of wonders.
    Lord Dunsany
  • Right now there should be a moratorium on the cutting down of old growth in this country. That is a small thing to ask at this point. There is only four percent of old growth left. Ninety-six percent of it has been cut down.
    Woody Harrelson
  • If a small thing has the power to make you angry, does that not indicate something about your size?
    Sydney J. Harris
  • The daily press, the immediate media, is superb at synecdoche, at giving us a small thing that stands for a much larger thing. Reporters on the ground, embedded or otherwise, can tell us about or send us pictures of what happened in that place at that time among those people.
    Bruce Jackson
  • There are thousands willing to do great things for one willing to do a small thing.
    George MacDonald

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