/ Thesaurus / P Synonyms of pettiness Find synonyms for: Noun1. pettiness, narrow-mindedness, narrownessusage: narrowness of mind or ideas or views2. pettiness, triviality, slightness, puniness, unimportanceusage: the quality of being unimportant and petty or frivolous3. pettiness, littleness, smallness, meanness, minginess, niggardliness, niggardness, parsimony, parsimoniousness, tightness, tightfistedness, closenessusage: lack of generosity in trifling mattersWordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: philanthropy Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language