Thesaurus:small
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English[edit]
Adjective[edit]
Sense: small in size[edit]
Synonyms[edit]
- compact [⇒ thesaurus]
- fun size (euphemistic)
- fun-sized (euphemistic)
- ickle (childish)
- insignificant [⇒ thesaurus]
- lit'l
- little
- modest
- mini
- petty
- pint-sized (colloquial)
- pocket-size
- slim
- slight
- small
- small-scale
- undersized
- wee (Scotland, Ireland, Northern England, New Zealand)
- wurly (Northern England, Scotland)
Antonyms[edit]
Hyponyms[edit]
Very small
- bitty
- diddy (Britain, informal)
- diminutive
- dinky
- eensy-weensy (childish)
- eeny-weeny (childish)
- incy wincy (childish, informal)
- infinitesimal
- itsy-bitsy (colloquial)
- itty-bitty (colloquial)
- lilliputian
- micro
- microscopic
- mini
- miniature
- minnow (rare)
- minuscule
- minute
- negligible
- petty
- puny
- slight
- teensy (childish, informal)
- teentsy (childish, informal)
- teensy-weensy (colloquial)
- teeny (informal)
- teeny-tiny (childish)
- teeny-weeny (colloquial)
- teensy-weensy (colloquial)
- tiddly (colloquial)
- tiddy (Britain, informal)
- tinchy
- tinchy-winchy
- tiny [⇒ thesaurus]
- titchy (informal)
- Tom Thumb
- weeny
- weensy
Various[edit]
Prefixes for small
Marginal, minor
Suffixes for small
See also[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “193. littleness” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
- “small” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.