Paltry and Suitable

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Paltry adjective - Falling short of a standard.

Usage example: the hotel's shabby, outdated exercise room was its paltry attempt at a health spa

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Suitable is an antonym for paltry.

Nearby Word: paltriness

Suitable adjective - Having the required skills for an acceptable level of performance.

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Paltry is an antonym for suitable.

Nearby Words: suit, suited, suitability, suitably, suiting

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Suitable and Paltry. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/paltry/suitable

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Suitable or Paltry. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/paltry/suitable.

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