Thesaurus:small

Thesaurus

small

English

Adjective

Sense: small in size

Synonyms

• 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

• large    [⇒ thesaurus]

Hyponyms

• short    [⇒ thesaurus]

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
• shrimpy
• 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

Prefixes for small

• nano-
• micro-
• mini-

Marginal, minor

• marginal
• minor    [⇒ thesaurus]

Suffixes for small

• -ette
• -ee
• -y

See also

• Thesaurus:size
• Thesaurus:moderate

Further reading

• “193. littleness” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “small” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.