Qualities

Synonyms for paltry

The synonym for paltry recorded in this bank is trifling, in the sense "not worth considering". Below it sits the sentence that fixes that meaning, the same sentence with the swap made, and the words that only look close.

1 synonym · Tier 3, Ridgeline · 1 sense · adjective

The synonym for paltry

triflingadjective, in the sense "not worth considering"

A single pair, which is what a single sense earns. Words further down the page are near misses and are not synonyms for paltry.

The senseadjectiveTier 3, RidgelineQualities

not worth considering

He considered the prize too paltry for the lives it must cost.

This is the whole of what a player sees before choosing. The meaning has to come out of it.

The true synonym

trifling

Same sentence, swapped: He considered the prize too trifling for the lives it must cost.

Close but different

The game offers these three alongside the answer. They are close enough to tempt and wrong enough to be wrong, which is the whole design.

tacky
irregular
obnoxious

Where paltry turns up in the game

paltry is the word under test in one puzzle, at Tier 3, Ridgeline. It is never used as a wrong tile elsewhere in the bank, so every board it appears on is a board it can win.

Play paltry

The bank on this page is the bank the game plays from, so paltry reaches you as a board rather than a definition: the sentence first, four tiles, and the meaning after you choose.

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This page is built from Open English WordNet 2025, with the sense, the sentence, the tier and the near misses read by a human in the July 2026 audit. Nothing on it is written while the page is built.

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inclinationnountendencya characteristic likelihood of or natural disposition toward a certain condition or character or effectRidgeline inconspicuousadjectiveinvisiblenot prominent or readily noticeableRidgelineHas a reason line indulgencenounleniencya disposition to yield to the wishes of someoneRidgeline indulgentadjectivesofttolerant or lenientRidgeline fairnessnounequityconformity with rules or standardsRidgelineHas a reason line faithfuladjectiveclosemarked by fidelity to an originalTreeline faithlessadjectiveunfaithfulhaving the character of, or characteristic of, a traitorRidgeline knowingadjectivedeliberatecharacterized by conscious design or purposeTreeline2 sensesHas a reason line

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