one-horse (Meaning)
one-horse (s)
small and remote and insignificant
one-horse (a.)
Drawn by one horse; having but a single horse; as, a one-horse carriage.
Second-rate; inferior; small.
Synonyms & Antonyms of one-horse
Synonyms:
- small-time
- worthless
- negligible
- frivolous
- foolish
- fiddling
- small-fry
- inconsequential
- trivial
- Mickey Mouse
- incidental
- nugatory
- inconsiderable
- petty
- trifling
- little
- minor
- insignificant
Antonyms:
- remarkable
- unfrivolous
- outstanding
- fateful
- eminent
- eminent
- overbearing
- prominent
- worthy
- distinctive
- illustrious
- distinguished
- remarkable
- famous
- valuable
- worthwhile
- worthy
- outstanding
- great
- overriding
- exceptional
- prominent
- impressive
- overmastering
- famous
- consequential
- material
- illustrious
- consequential
- overmastering
- impressive
- overbearing
- exceptional
- material
- distinctive
- prestigious
- great
- distinguished
- overriding
- prestigious
- worthwhile
- unfrivolous
- fateful
- valuable
one-horse Sentence Examples
- The remote village boasted only a one-horse schoolhouse with a solitary teacher.
- The one-horse town had a population of less than a hundred residents.
- The farmer relied on a trusty one-horse plow to till his fields.
- The circus arrived in the one-horse town with a meager troupe and a single malnourished pony.
- The one-horse carriage rattled through the cobblestone streets, transporting the town's doctor.
- The one-horse racecourse was a dusty patch of land that hosted occasional lackluster competitions.
- The one-horse restaurant served greasy burgers and lukewarm coffee to weary travelers.
- The politician gave a rousing speech in the one-horse community center, promising to revitalize the town.
- The one-horse graveyard was a lonely and desolate place, filled with weathered headstones.
- The one-horse ranch struggled to sustain itself, with a meager herd of mangy cattle.
FAQs About the word one-horse
small and remote and insignificantDrawn by one horse; having but a single horse; as, a one-horse carriage., Second-rate; inferior; small.
unimportant,jerkwater, small, small-time, worthless, negligible, frivolous, foolish, fiddling, small-fry
principal, substantial, fatal, dominant, momentous, fatal, significant, meaningful, important, eventful
The remote village boasted only a one-horse schoolhouse with a solitary teacher.
The one-horse town had a population of less than a hundred residents.
The farmer relied on a trusty one-horse plow to till his fields.
The circus arrived in the one-horse town with a meager troupe and a single malnourished pony.