Material and Paltry

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Material adjective - Having great meaning or lasting effect.

Usage example: there's no material difference between the two designs for the skyscraper: one's as bad as the other

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Paltry is an antonym for material.

Paltry adjective - So small or unimportant as to warrant little or no attention.

Usage example: wanted me to sell him my old records for a paltry sum

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Material is an antonym for paltry.

Nearby Word: paltriness

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Paltry and Material. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/material/paltry

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