twerp
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Synonyms & Antonyms for twerp
Synonyms
cipher, dwarf, half-pint, insect, insignificancy, lightweight, morsel, nobody, nonentity, nothing, nullity, number, pip-squeak, pygmy (also pigmy), shrimp, snippersnapper, whippersnapper, zero, zilch
Antonyms
big shot, big wheel, bigwig, eminence, figure, kahuna, kingpin, magnate, nabob, personage, somebody, VIP
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The fear is that kids who habitually order Amazon's Alexa to read them a story or command Google's Assistant to tell them a joke are learning to communicate not as polite, considerate citizens, but as demanding little twerps. — Robbie Gonzalez, WIRED, "Hey Alexa, What Are You Doing to My Kid's Brain?," 11 May 2018 In addition to that little twerp from New England, Ballard also interviewed Matt Nagy, Mike Vrabel, Matt Ruhle and Kris Richard, and scheduled an interview with Steve Wilks that was canceled. — Gregg Doyel, Indianapolis Star, "Doyel: I love* Colts hire of Frank Reich, and doubters can kiss my asterisk," 11 Feb. 2018 Her latest protégé, Don Atari (Kyle Mooney), is an anti-fashion hipster and sour little twerp whose idea of a fashion-show locale is a garbage dump. — Stephen Holden, New York Times, "Movie Review: ‘Zoolander 2’," 11 Feb. 2016These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'twerp.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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twerp
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