Cosmopolitan and Picayune

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Cosmopolitan adjective - Having a wide and refined knowledge of the world especially from personal experience.

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Picayune is an antonym for cosmopolitan.

Picayune adjective - Not broad or open in views or opinions.

Usage example: the picayune ponderings of a commentator who steadfastly believes other cultures are inferior to our own

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Cosmopolitan is an antonym for picayune.

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Picayune and Cosmopolitan. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/cosmopolitan/picayune

Cosmopolitan & Picayune. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/cosmopolitan/picayune>.

Picayune or Cosmopolitan. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/cosmopolitan/picayune.

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