- cramped
- limited
- meager
- microscopic
- miniature
- minuscule
- modest
- narrow
- paltry
- poor
- short
- slight
- small-scale
- young
- baby
- bantam
- diminutive
- little
- mini
- minute
- petite
- petty
- scanty
- shrimp
- toy
- trifling
- wee
- bitty
- humble
- immature
- inadequate
- inconsequential
- inconsiderable
- insufficient
- picayune
- piddling
- pint-sized
- pitiful
- pocket-sized
- puny
- runty
- scrubby
- stunted
- teensy
- teeny
- trivial
- undersized
- unpretentious
- insignificant
- light
- limited
- minor
- narrow
- negligible
- paltry
- inferior
- lower
- mean
- minute
- petty
- secondary
- set
- trifling
- bush-league
- inadequate
- inconsiderable
- ineffectual
- lesser
- minor-league
- small-fry
- small-time
- trivial
- unessential
- limited
- narrow
- base
- little
- mean
- petty
- set
- grudging
- ignoble
- illiberal
- selfish
- vulgar
On this page you’ll find 250 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to small, such as: cramped, limited, meager, microscopic, miniature, and minuscule.
antonyms for small
- adequate
- big
- fat
- great
- huge
- important
- large
- liberal
- rich
- significant
- substantial
- sufficient
- tall
- thick
- unlimited
- unrestricted
- wealthy
- wide
- consequential
- giant
- useful
- benevolent
- broad-minded
- considerate
- distinguished
- enormous
- excellent
- famous
- fine
- generous
- giving
- immense
- kind
- important
- major
- significant
- substantial
- unrestricted
- consequential
- first-class
- first-rate
- superior
- useful
- benevolent
- big
- broad-minded
- considerate
- distinguished
- enormous
- excellent
- famous
- fine
- generous
- giving
- huge
- immense
- kind
- large
- unrestricted
- important
- noble
- benevolent
- big
- broad-minded
- considerate
- distinguished
- enormous
- excellent
- famous
- fine
- generous
- giving
- huge
- immense
- kind
- large
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WORDS RELATED TO SMALL
- diminutive
- dwarf
- little
- midget
- mini
- minute
- petite
- small
- tiny
- wee
- abrupt
- bluff
- blunt
- boiled down
- breviloquent
- brusque
- compendiary
- compendious
- concise
- crisp
- curt
- hasty
- laconic
- limited
- little
- pithy
- sharp
- short and sweet
- skimpy
- small
- snippy
- succinct
- surly
- terse
- to the point
- awkward
- circumscribed
- close
- closed in
- confined
- crabbed
- crowded
- hemmed in
- illegible
- incommodious
- indecipherable
- irregular
- jammed in
- little
- minute
- narrow
- packed
- pent
- restricted
- small
- squeezed
- tight
- tiny
- tucked up
- two-by-four
- uncomfortable
- Lilliputian
- bantam
- bitsy
- bitty
- button
- little
- midget
- mini
- miniature
- minute
- peewee
- pint-sized
- pocket-sized
- small
- teensy
- teensy-weensy
- teeny
- teeny-weeny
- undersize
- wee
- weeny
- baby
- bantam
- diminutive
- dwarfish
- mini
- miniature
- petite
- pint-sized
- pocket-sized
- small
- stunted
- tiny
- undersized
- bare
- confined
- diminutive
- inadequate
- limited
- little
- meager
- narrow
- negligible
- paltry
- petty
- poor
- restricted
- skimpy
- slender
- slight
- small
- spare
- sparse
- tenuous
- thin
- tiny
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narrow-minded, character trait
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unimportant, narrow-minded
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How is the word small distinct from other similar adjectives?
Some common synonyms of small are diminutive, little, miniature, minute, and tiny. While all these words mean «noticeably below average in size,» small and little are often interchangeable, but small applies more to relative size determined by capacity, value, number.
a relatively small backyard
In what contexts can diminutive take the place of small?
In some situations, the words diminutive and small are roughly equivalent. However, diminutive implies abnormal smallness.
When can little be used instead of small?
The meanings of little and small largely overlap; however, little is more absolute in implication often carrying the idea of petiteness, pettiness, insignificance, or immaturity.
your pathetic little smile
When could miniature be used to replace small?
The words miniature and small can be used in similar contexts, but miniature applies to an exactly proportioned reproduction on a very small scale.
a dollhouse with miniature furnishings
When is it sensible to use minute instead of small?
The words minute and small are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, minute implies extreme smallness.
a minute amount of caffeine in the soda
How are the words tiny and minute related as synonyms of small?
Tiny is an informal equivalent to minute.
tiny cracks formed in the painting
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smalladjective
In a small fashion.
Synonyms:
tiny, microscopic, minuscule, little, minuteAntonyms:
capital, old, grown-up, large, adult, big, generous -
smalladjective
Young, as a child.
Remember when the children were small?
Synonyms:
young, wee, littleAntonyms:
grown-up, big, capital, large, generous, old, adult -
smalladjective
Antonyms:
adult, big, capital, grown-up, generous, large, old -
smalladjective
Synonyms:
lowercase, minusculeAntonyms:
big, uppercase, capital, majuscule
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small
Fine (Latin finis, end) denotes that which has been brought to a full end, finished. From this root-sense many derived meanings branch out, causing words quite remote from each other to be alike synonyms of fine. That which is truly finished, brought to an ideal end, is excellent of its kind, and beautiful, if a thing that admits of beauty; as, a fine house, fine trees, a fine woman, a fine morning; if a thing that admits of the removal of impurities, it is not finished till these are removed, and hence fine signifies clarified, clear, pure, refined; as, fine gold. That which is finished is apt to be polished, smooth to the touch, minutely exact in outline; hence fine comes to be a synonym for all words like dainty, delicate, exquisite; as, fine manners, a fine touch, fine perceptions. As that which is delicate is apt to be small, by an easy extension of meaning fine becomes a synonym for slender, slight, minute, comminuted; as, a fine thread, fine sand; or for filmy, tenuous, thin; as, a fine lace, fine wire; and as a thin edge is keen, sharp, fine becomes also a synonym for these words; as, a fine point, a fine edge. Compare BEAUTIFUL; MINUTE.
Synonyms:
beautiful, clarified, clear, comminuted, dainty, delicate, elegant, excellent, exquisite, fine, gauzy, handsome, keen, minute, nice, polished, pure, refined, sensitive, sharp, slender, slight, smooth, splendid, subtile, subtle, tenuous, thinAntonyms:
big, blunt, clumsy, coarse, great, heavy, huge, immense, large, rude, stout, thick
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small
Synonyms:
little, diminutive, slight, minute, feeble, trivial, insignificant, paltry, narrow, mean, weak, slender, fine, inferiorAntonyms:
great, large, big, considerable, bulky, extensive, ample, spacious, stout, strong, important, broad, liberal
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smallnoun
the slender part of the back
Antonyms:
rangy, gargantuan, larger, immoderate, gigantic, monstrous, man-sized, giant, overlarge, enormous, bouffant, large, double, sizable, plumping, galactic, too large, super, epic, macro, colossal, massive, elephantine, monumental, jumbo, uppercase, volumed, vast, coarse, loud, old, extensive, large-mouthed, blown-up, tremendous, king-size, bulky, mountainous, sizeable, huge, puffy, cosmic, unlimited, queen-size, hulking, increased, titanic, outsize, oversized, prodigious, heroic, monolithic, bear-sized, humongous, thumping, superior, voluminous, larger-than-life, queen-sized, macroscopical, spacious, wide, limitless, enlarged, harsh, Brobdingnagian, whacking, astronomical, bigger, life-sized, wide-ranging, life-size, whopping, capacious, extended, medium-large, largish, deep, large-scale, outsized, macroscopic, ample, banging, big, much(a), grand, full-size, stupendous, hulky, broad, king-sized, biggish, walloping, mammoth, great, immense, oversize, lifesize, astronomic -
smalladjective
a garment size for a small person
Antonyms:
medium-large, large-mouthed, immoderate, prodigious, coarse, monstrous, enlarged, sizeable, rangy, life-size, large-scale, galactic, deep, queen-sized, increased, oversize, volumed, giant, big, cosmic, broad, extended, biggish, macroscopical, larger, jumbo, sizable, titanic, unlimited, overlarge, extensive, ample, grand, super, much(a), gigantic, life-sized, enormous, tremendous, immense, capacious, gargantuan, thumping, too large, whacking, double, voluminous, mountainous, queen-size, mammoth, astronomical, banging, large, old, whopping, superior, puffy, wide, blown-up, outsize, hulky, king-sized, man-sized, macroscopic, bear-sized, elephantine, astronomic, lifesize, great, full-size, macro, vast, bouffant, king-size, massive, limitless, stupendous, bulky, hulking, plumping, humongous, loud, spacious, epic, largish, wide-ranging, monolithic, monumental, colossal, bigger, larger-than-life, huge, uppercase, Brobdingnagian, oversized, harsh, heroic, walloping, outsized -
small, littleadjective
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
«a little dining room»; «a little house»; «a small car»; «a little (or small) group»
Synonyms:
short, piddling, trivial, niggling, picayune, diminished, footling, lilliputian, humble, lowly, modest, slight, petty, minuscule, minor, pocket-sized, little(a), belittled, pocket-size, small(a), fiddling, little, small-scale, piffling, lowAntonyms:
queen-size, monolithic, uppercase, spacious, prodigious, large, banging, large-scale, mountainous, whacking, limitless, plumping, life-size, elephantine, superior, epic, deep, titanic, oversize, lifesize, hulking, rangy, macroscopical, hulky, sizable, Brobdingnagian, biggish, humongous, extended, full-size, immoderate, larger, bulky, capacious, immense, voluminous, tremendous, volumed, broad, grand, vast, man-sized, largish, great, double, massive, ample, old, loud, astronomical, wide-ranging, coarse, much(a), super, macroscopic, jumbo, whopping, gigantic, large-mouthed, king-size, bouffant, bigger, unlimited, monstrous, extensive, walloping, big, outsized, harsh, enormous, huge, gargantuan, heroic, medium-large, bear-sized, increased, monumental, enlarged, overlarge, cosmic, puffy, blown-up, king-sized, mammoth, colossal, larger-than-life, sizeable, outsize, giant, astronomic, stupendous, galactic, macro, wide, life-sized, too large, queen-sized, oversized, thumping -
minor, modest, small, small-scale, pocket-size, pocket-sizedadjective
limited in size or scope
«a small business»; «a newspaper with a modest circulation»; «small-scale plans»; «a pocket-size country»
Synonyms:
pocketable, underage, diminished, mild, minor(ip), nonaged, humble, lowly, meek, modest, minuscule, minor, pocket-sized, belittled, venial, pocket-size, small(a), little, small-scale, lowAntonyms:
coarse, outsize, biggish, sizable, outsized, large-scale, galactic, great, massive, superior, rangy, ample, larger, vast, medium-large, sizeable, astronomic, capacious, extensive, full-size, oversized, plumping, unlimited, big, lifesize, mountainous, limitless, immense, prodigious, grand, hulking, humongous, too large, huge, tremendous, bouffant, macro, broad, banging, immoderate, oversize, man-sized, much(a), wide-ranging, queen-size, gargantuan, blown-up, largish, spacious, colossal, double, voluminous, gigantic, life-sized, deep, thumping, whacking, enlarged, large-mouthed, large, volumed, king-sized, cosmic, uppercase, heroic, monumental, life-size, giant, bulky, king-size, stupendous, jumbo, larger-than-life, wide, whopping, bigger, enormous, extended, Brobdingnagian, harsh, old, increased, epic, queen-sized, astronomical, puffy, monolithic, titanic, monstrous, hulky, walloping, macroscopical, elephantine, bear-sized, loud, super, mammoth, overlarge, macroscopic -
little, smalladjective
(of children and animals) young, immature
«what a big little boy you are»; «small children»
Synonyms:
piddling, small-scale, trivial, picayune, diminished, lowly, footling, minor, humble, lilliputian, slight, minuscule, fiddling, petty, short, pocket-sized, little(a), belittled, low, pocket-size, small(a), little, modest, piffling, nigglingAntonyms:
astronomical, lifesize, monstrous, colossal, ample, life-sized, puffy, jumbo, harsh, enlarged, titanic, plumping, galactic, massive, gargantuan, bulky, prodigious, much(a), extended, hulking, big, macroscopical, large-scale, wide-ranging, spacious, enormous, mountainous, mammoth, double, huge, bouffant, monumental, biggish, thumping, giant, medium-large, unlimited, old, king-size, elephantine, volumed, coarse, full-size, rangy, hulky, larger, whopping, monolithic, man-sized, immoderate, bear-sized, wide, increased, loud, bigger, walloping, large-mouthed, cosmic, macroscopic, larger-than-life, astronomic, heroic, sizable, voluminous, epic, extensive, blown-up, Brobdingnagian, uppercase, super, oversize, whacking, broad, queen-size, tremendous, sizeable, great, banging, humongous, limitless, deep, oversized, overlarge, life-size, superior, queen-sized, large, capacious, outsized, outsize, stupendous, king-sized, macro, largish, vast, immense, gigantic, grand, too large -
small(a)adjective
slight or limited; especially in degree or intensity or scope
«a series of death struggles with small time in between»
Antonyms:
puffy, spacious, titanic, plumping, humongous, astronomic, limitless, monumental, immoderate, stupendous, queen-size, Brobdingnagian, large-mouthed, rangy, walloping, jumbo, oversize, bouffant, heroic, enormous, vast, great, colossal, king-size, extensive, huge, deep, macroscopic, monstrous, much(a), coarse, bigger, hulky, wide-ranging, cosmic, queen-sized, gigantic, big, large-scale, enlarged, largish, giant, gargantuan, monolithic, increased, super, sizeable, outsize, thumping, macro, too large, galactic, wide, life-size, massive, voluminous, larger, whacking, macroscopical, blown-up, old, harsh, bear-sized, large, extended, overlarge, outsized, superior, lifesize, loud, immense, mountainous, whopping, banging, hulking, elephantine, ample, larger-than-life, bulky, unlimited, man-sized, epic, capacious, oversized, grand, full-size, uppercase, biggish, prodigious, sizable, king-sized, life-sized, mammoth, volumed, broad, astronomical, medium-large, double, tremendous -
humble, low, lowly, modest, smalladjective
low or inferior in station or quality
«a humble cottage»; «a lowly parish priest»; «a modest man of the people»; «small beginnings»
Synonyms:
down(p), dispirited, minor, downcast, subaltern, scummy, base, baseborn, low-down, modest, petty(a), scurvy, pocket-sized, lower-ranking, secondary, humbled, gloomy, miserable, lowly, low, broken, small(a), down in the mouth, blue, humble, downhearted, grim, meek, low-toned, low-pitched, little, menial, pocket-size, small-scale, depleted, crushed, mild, junior-grade, diminished, abject, depressed, minuscule, low-spirited, belittled, humiliatedAntonyms:
plumping, macroscopical, colossal, large, mountainous, deep, enlarged, whacking, sizeable, voluminous, wide-ranging, unlimited, extended, humongous, king-sized, hulking, heroic, outsize, epic, astronomic, large-mouthed, sizable, whopping, galactic, outsized, giant, hulky, oversized, coarse, queen-size, life-size, double, Brobdingnagian, king-size, larger-than-life, largish, thumping, bigger, massive, immoderate, banging, overlarge, oversize, rangy, wide, tremendous, life-sized, monolithic, lifesize, grand, bear-sized, medium-large, walloping, blown-up, titanic, cosmic, much(a), capacious, great, super, gigantic, macro, volumed, large-scale, bouffant, ample, superior, huge, bulky, immense, larger, astronomical, old, monumental, harsh, too large, spacious, stupendous, limitless, enormous, biggish, queen-sized, full-size, big, gargantuan, elephantine, uppercase, monstrous, man-sized, extensive, jumbo, vast, increased, loud, prodigious, puffy, broad, macroscopic, mammoth -
little, minuscule, smalladjective
lowercase
«little a»; «small a»; «e.e.cummings’s poetry is written all in minuscule letters»
Synonyms:
piddling, small-scale, minuscular, picayune, trivial, lowly, footling, minor, humble, lilliputian, slight, minuscule, fiddling, diminished, petty, short, pocket-sized, little(a), belittled, low, pocket-size, small(a), little, modest, piffling, niggling, minisculeAntonyms:
enlarged, queen-sized, cosmic, outsized, lifesize, sizable, heroic, elephantine, broad, tremendous, huge, hulking, queen-size, wide, banging, giant, bear-sized, volumed, life-sized, super, king-size, wide-ranging, hulky, great, biggish, unlimited, whacking, mountainous, coarse, oversize, titanic, macroscopical, plumping, stupendous, astronomic, whopping, thumping, increased, double, epic, immoderate, jumbo, massive, deep, spacious, macroscopic, king-sized, colossal, capacious, superior, blown-up, large-scale, sizeable, extensive, macro, larger-than-life, vast, enormous, bigger, uppercase, overlarge, much(a), galactic, Brobdingnagian, old, monolithic, man-sized, medium-large, too large, outsize, monumental, large, loud, limitless, walloping, bouffant, prodigious, humongous, ample, full-size, harsh, voluminous, gargantuan, largish, mammoth, astronomical, large-mouthed, oversized, monstrous, immense, puffy, gigantic, grand, extended, life-size, big, bulky, rangy, larger -
little, smalladjective
(of a voice) faint
«a little voice»; «a still small voice»
Synonyms:
piddling, small-scale, trivial, picayune, diminished, lowly, footling, minor, humble, lilliputian, slight, minuscule, fiddling, petty, short, pocket-sized, little(a), belittled, low, pocket-size, small(a), little, modest, piffling, nigglingAntonyms:
life-sized, large-scale, jumbo, colossal, increased, titanic, limitless, whopping, massive, ample, broad, larger, medium-large, galactic, plumping, life-size, bigger, overlarge, tremendous, huge, man-sized, banging, wide, immense, super, Brobdingnagian, king-sized, too large, sizeable, gigantic, voluminous, macro, bulky, bouffant, big, vast, superior, great, king-size, heroic, oversized, elephantine, oversize, epic, spacious, monstrous, enlarged, rangy, unlimited, capacious, mammoth, humongous, sizable, harsh, lifesize, puffy, large-mouthed, coarse, monumental, full-size, walloping, loud, astronomic, wide-ranging, cosmic, blown-up, bear-sized, outsized, deep, much(a), enormous, thumping, giant, large, hulking, biggish, largish, astronomical, macroscopical, monolithic, double, stupendous, extended, outsize, prodigious, whacking, larger-than-life, volumed, grand, gargantuan, mountainous, extensive, uppercase, queen-size, immoderate, macroscopic, queen-sized, old, hulky -
smalladjective
have fine or very small constituent particles
«a small misty rain»
Synonyms:
small(a), low, belittled, humble, minuscule, lowly, modest, diminished, minor, little, small-scale, pocket-size, pocket-sizedAntonyms:
massive, big, capacious, monstrous, deep, larger, oversize, sizable, life-size, immense, large-mouthed, puffy, king-sized, sizeable, large, monumental, full-size, man-sized, superior, bulky, outsized, mammoth, lifesize, immoderate, queen-size, gargantuan, voluminous, increased, tremendous, monolithic, wide-ranging, enlarged, harsh, life-sized, colossal, volumed, extended, heroic, spacious, plumping, uppercase, largish, ample, queen-sized, banging, huge, hulking, medium-large, giant, old, coarse, large-scale, bouffant, double, gigantic, hulky, titanic, outsize, cosmic, overlarge, epic, grand, humongous, king-size, bear-sized, astronomic, wide, whacking, macroscopic, much(a), Brobdingnagian, blown-up, walloping, thumping, loud, unlimited, larger-than-life, macro, bigger, jumbo, galactic, oversized, broad, whopping, elephantine, super, too large, astronomical, mountainous, vast, extensive, limitless, stupendous, biggish, great, enormous, prodigious, macroscopical, rangy -
modest, smalladjective
not large but sufficient in size or amount
«a modest salary»; «modest inflation»; «helped in my own small way»
Synonyms:
little, low, belittled, mild, meek, lowly, minuscule, modest, diminished, small(a), minor, humble, small-scale, pocket-size, pocket-sizedAntonyms:
humongous, voluminous, huge, astronomical, largish, big, immoderate, full-size, titanic, oversized, massive, bouffant, plumping, overlarge, bear-sized, hulking, biggish, harsh, monstrous, rangy, thumping, jumbo, bigger, walloping, spacious, double, large-mouthed, large, elephantine, ample, colossal, galactic, capacious, Brobdingnagian, wide-ranging, epic, medium-large, extended, queen-size, macroscopic, astronomic, wide, life-size, prodigious, life-sized, king-sized, heroic, cosmic, outsized, puffy, oversize, superior, large-scale, hulky, loud, vast, uppercase, giant, whacking, super, deep, monumental, larger, mammoth, broad, monolithic, macroscopical, grand, unlimited, king-size, mountainous, extensive, man-sized, macro, sizeable, larger-than-life, blown-up, enlarged, much(a), bulky, increased, volumed, outsize, tremendous, banging, old, coarse, lifesize, enormous, whopping, gigantic, gargantuan, limitless, immense, too large, great, queen-sized, sizable, stupendous -
belittled, diminished, smalladverb
made to seem smaller or less (especially in worth)
«her comments made me feel small»
Synonyms:
diminished, wasted, atrophied, lowly, humble, lessened, modest, small(a), minuscule, minor, pocket-sized, belittled, weakened, pocket-size, vitiated, little, small-scale, lowAntonyms:
macroscopic, rangy, large-scale, mountainous, voluminous, blown-up, extended, loud, enlarged, whacking, extensive, broad, largish, cosmic, walloping, bear-sized, wide-ranging, astronomical, queen-size, vast, deep, oversized, humongous, increased, giant, king-sized, stupendous, huge, large, full-size, jumbo, old, hulking, hulky, too large, galactic, massive, banging, lifesize, biggish, bigger, spacious, medium-large, big, monumental, macro, plumping, enormous, colossal, much(a), gargantuan, outsize, limitless, outsized, king-size, overlarge, uppercase, man-sized, mammoth, large-mouthed, puffy, thumping, heroic, great, macroscopical, ample, gigantic, capacious, immoderate, wide, harsh, epic, life-sized, sizeable, tremendous, unlimited, bulky, titanic, life-size, larger-than-life, immense, elephantine, sizable, superior, larger, queen-sized, monstrous, Brobdingnagian, double, coarse, grand, monolithic, prodigious, super, oversize, bouffant, astronomic, whopping, volumed -
smalladverb
on a small scale
«think small»
Antonyms:
sizeable, mammoth, colossal, vast, bulky, wide-ranging, queen-sized, ample, puffy, giant, voluminous, queen-size, volumed, capacious, enormous, large, humongous, oversize, large-scale, lifesize, enlarged, increased, loud, larger, sizable, macroscopic, macro, jumbo, double, hulky, stupendous, astronomic, great, hulking, large-mouthed, astronomical, coarse, massive, medium-large, outsized, overlarge, oversized, grand, galactic, banging, gigantic, cosmic, king-size, superior, heroic, uppercase, immense, bigger, extended, monumental, whopping, elephantine, epic, limitless, titanic, super, biggish, gargantuan, tremendous, too large, outsize, largish, unlimited, life-sized, monstrous, much(a), walloping, king-sized, prodigious, life-size, thumping, whacking, bouffant, rangy, big, immoderate, huge, macroscopical, bear-sized, blown-up, broad, deep, Brobdingnagian, spacious, extensive, man-sized, old, wide, mountainous, harsh, plumping, full-size, larger-than-life, monolithic
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pocket size
Submitted by anonymous on July 5, 2020
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bite-sized
easily done, understood, or managed
the teacher presented the new information in bite-sized chunks.
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coffinlike
small is a great word for coffinlike because a coffin is small
the house was coffinlike.
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little
small in size, amount, or degree (often used to convey an appealing diminutiveness or express an affectionate or condescending attitude).
the plants will grow into little bushes.
Submitted by JP03 on September 1, 2015
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pépite
Submitted by anonymous on April 2, 2020
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smalladjective
Synonyms:
little, diminutive, tiny, puny, dwarf, minikin, dwarfish, stunted, liliputian, pygmean, pygmy, miniature, not great, not large -
smalladjective
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minute, microscopic, molecular, atomic, corpuscular -
smalladjective
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petty, trifling, trivial, inconsiderable, insignificant, unimportant -
smalladjective
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slender, scanty, paltry, moderate -
smalladjective
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feeble, weak, faint, slight -
smalladjective
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mean, sordid, selfish, illiberal, ungenerous, mercenary, narrow, narrow-minded -
smalladjective
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shallow, unintelligent, unintellectual, ungifted, sappy, stolid, dull, feeble-minded
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smalladjective
Synonyms:
little, minute, diminutive, petty, slight, inconsiderable, puny, tiny, weazened, undeveloped, dwarfish, runty, wee, stunted, inappreciable, undersized, atrophied, miniature, trivial, insignificant, trifling, frivolous, mean, narrow-minded, illiberal, sordid, ungenerous, contracted, short, limited, piping, feeble, weak, microscopic, infinitesimal, molecular, corpuscular, atomic, fine, homeopathic
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List of paraphrases for «small»:
little, small-, small-scale, tiny, minor, low, smaller, klein, slight, modest, malé, siu, small-sized, light, petit, young, kid, petite, petites, iittle, piccolo, petty, limited, weak, petits, reduced, kleine, harness, pup, restricted, mala, few, boy, hsiao, minimal, short, mic, narrow, xiao, junior, wee, mini, mild, kiddo, smallholder, baby
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Bill Clinton:
It’s not the big banks that need relief from Washington. It’s small banks and small businesses.
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Morgane Stapleton:
I was like, you know, I would gladly fly to wherever in the world just to be a small part and get to watch that show going down.
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Dennis Dick:
From a short seller’s perspective, I was spooked a week-and-a-half ago to short any small caps because I was worried WallStreetBets could squeeze me on it, i’m not spooked anymore; I kind of went back to normal trading, so I can say I think the WallStreetBets influence is not as strong as it was last week.
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Kevin Hrusovsky:
Nobody thought that many of the proteins or bio markers that affect the brain would even be in blood. It was thought, basically, that those proteins and those markers would only be in the brain in the spinal fluid, but what we’ve learned is that a small amount of the spinal fluid, the cerebral spinal fluid, actually leaks into the blood through the blood brain barrier and because our technology can detect things that are so minute in blood, we can test what’s going on in the brain.
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Resident Derek Bowden:
What I know is that I did what was right for my city. That was my intent and it is done. it’s major in its own right, but it’s small when it comes to the bigger battle.
Translations for small
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- صغيرArabic
- kiçikAzerbaijani
- бәләкәйBashkir
- малы́, мале́нькі, малады́Belarusian
- ма́лъкBulgarian
- ছোটBengali
- petitCatalan, Valencian
- жима, кегийChechen
- malý, mladýCzech
- малъOld Church Slavonic, Church Slavonic, Old Bulgarian
- пӗчӗкChuvash
- ifanc, bach, bychan, ieuanc, mânWelsh
- liden, lilleDanish
- gering, klein, jungGerman
- sueEwe
- μικρός, νέοςGreek
- juna, malgrandaEsperanto
- pequeño, joven, chico, minúsculas, pequeñaSpanish
- väikeEstonian
- که, کوچک, جوان, خرد, برناPersian
- nuori, pieniFinnish
- lítilFaroese
- petit, jeune, minusculeFrench
- lyts, jongWestern Frisian
- beagIrish
- beagScottish Gaelic
- pequenoGalician
- begManx
- קטנה, קטנים, קטנות, קטןHebrew
- छोटाHindi
- kicsi, kisHungarian
- պստիկ, պուճուր, փոքրիկ, փոքր, փոքրատառ, մանրArmenian
- kecilIndonesian
- ńta, ọbeleIgbo
- mikraIdo
- lítill, smárIcelandic
- giovane, piccoloItalian
- קָטָןHebrew
- 小さい, 若いJapanese
- მცირე, პატარაGeorgian
- кішкене, кішіKazakh
- តូចKhmer
- 작은Korean
- بچووکKurdish
- кичине, кичинекейKyrgyz
- paulus, iuvenis, parvusLatin
- ນ້ອຽLao
- mažasLithuanian
- mazsLatvian
- мал, мали, малаMacedonian
- жижигMongolian
- छोटा, लहानMarathi
- kecilMalay
- żgħira, żgħir, żgħarMaltese
- နုပ်, သေးBurmese
- klein, nietig, minuscuul, jongDutch
- liten, ungNorwegian
- petit, pichon, pichòtOccitan
- ਛੋੱਟਾPanjabi, Punjabi
- mały, młodyPolish
- وړوکی, کوچنیPashto, Pushto
- pequeno, minúsculo, jovemPortuguese
- pitschen, giuvenRomansh
- mici, mic, tânărRomanian
- мале́нький, молодо́й, ма́лый, ма́ленький, маленькийRussian
- अल्पSanskrit
- ма̑л, mȃlSerbo-Croatian
- කුඩාSinhala, Sinhalese
- malýSlovak
- majhenSlovene
- i vogëlAlbanian
- ung, liten, småSwedish
- mdogoSwahili
- சிறிய, இளைய, சிறிய்Tamil
- చిన్నTelugu
- хурдTajik
- เล็กThai
- kiçiTurkmen
- maliitTagalog
- küçükTurkish
- бәләкәй, кече, кечекTatar
- молоди́й, мали́й, мале́нькийUkrainian
- چھوٹاUrdu
- kichikUzbek
- nhỏ, nhỏ nhắn, tiểuVietnamese
- minudik, smalik, yunikVolapük
- קלייןYiddish
- 小Chinese
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Grammar : Adj |
Spell : smawl |
Phonetic Transcription : smɔl |
Top 10 synonyms for small
Other synonyms for the word small
- baby
- bantam
- base
- bitty
- bush-league
- diminutive
- grudging
- humble
- ignoble
- illiberal
- immature
- inadequate
- inconsequential
- inconsiderable
- ineffectual
- inferior
- insufficient
- lesser
- little
- lower
- mean
- mini
- minor-league
- minute
- narrow
- negligible
- paltry
- petite
- petty
- picayune
- piddling
- pint-sized
- pitiful
- pocket-sized
- poor
- puny
- runty
- scanty
- scrubby
- secondary
- selfish
- set
- short
- shrimp
- slight
- small-fry
- small-scale
- small-time
- stunted
- teensy
- teeny
- toy
- trifling
- trivial
- undersized
- unessential
- unpretentious
- vulgar
- wee
- young
Définition of small
Origin :
- Old English smæl «thin, slender, narrow; fine,» from Proto-Germanic *smal- «small animal; small» (cf. Old Saxon, Danish, Swedish, Middle Dutch, Dutch, Old High German smal, Old Frisian smel, German schmal «narrow, slender,» Gothic smalista «smallest,» Old Norse smali «small cattle, sheep»), perhaps from a PIE root *(s)melo- «smaller animal» (cf. Greek melon, Old Irish mil «a small animal;» Old Church Slavonic malu «bad»). Original sense of «narrow» now almost obsolete, except in reference to waistline and intestines.
- My sister … is as white as a lilly, and as small as a wand. [Shakespeare, «Two Gentlemen of Verona,» 1591]
- Sense of «not large, of little size» developed in Old English. Of children, «young,» from mid-13c. Meaning «inferior in degree or amount» is from late 13c. Meaning «trivial, unimportant» is from mid-14c. Sense of «having little property or trade» is from 1746. That of «characterized by littleness of mind or spirit, base, low, mean» is from 1824. As an adverb by late 14c.
- Small fry, first recorded 1690s of little fish, 1885 of insignificant people. Small potatoes «no great matter» first attested 1924; small change «something of little value» is from 1902; small talk «chit-chat, trifling conversation» (1751) first recorded in Chesterfield’s «Letters.» Small world as a comment upon an unexpected meeting of acquaintances is recorded from 1895. Small-arms, indicating those capable of being carried in the hand (contrasted to ordnance) is recorded from 1710.
- adj tiny in size, quantity
- adj unimportant
- adj narrow-minded, nasty
Example sentences :
- She’s one of the build that aren’t so big as they look, nor yet so small as they look.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- Obulus, (plural Oboli)—A small coin, about the value of a penny.
- Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
- So small was it that to have gone a few feet to either side would have been to miss it.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- He caught but two fish, and they were so small that he decided not to offer them for sale.
- Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
- Over the seat is a mirror cut into small squares by wooden muntins.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- Why, we wasted enough from breakfast to feed a small family.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- They’re really one and a half sizes too small, and almost kill me.
- Extract from : « Punchinello, Vol. 1. No. 20, August 13, 1870 » by Various
- Marked a small tree with the letter F. close to the waterhole.
- Extract from : « Explorations in Australia » by John Forrest
- Bivouacked on North-West side of hill, at a small water-hole.
- Extract from : « Explorations in Australia » by John Forrest
- We camped in a thicket, without water, on a small patch of feed.
- Extract from : « Explorations in Australia » by John Forrest
Antonyms for small
- adequate
- benevolent
- big
- broad-minded
- consequential
- considerate
- distinguished
- enormous
- excellent
- famous
- fat
- fine
- first-class
- first-rate
- generous
- giant
- giving
- great
- huge
- immense
- important
- kind
- large
- liberal
- major
- noble
- rich
- significant
- substantial
- sufficient
- superior
- tall
- thick
- unlimited
- unrestricted
- untrivial
- useful
- wealthy
- wide
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