164 Synonyms & Antonyms For SMALL

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Definitions small [smawl] / smɔl / ADJECTIVE tiny in size, quantity Synonyms STRONGEST cramped limited meager microscopic miniature minuscule modest narrow paltry poor short slight small-scale young STRONG baby bantam diminutive little mini minute petite petty scanty shrimp toy trifling wee WEAK bitty humble immature inadequate inconsequential inconsiderable insufficient picayune piddling pint-sized pitiful pocket-sized puny runty scrubby stunted teensy teeny trivial undersized unpretentious Antonyms STRONGEST adequate big fat great huge important large liberal rich significant substantial sufficient tall thick unlimited unrestricted wealthy wide STRONG consequential giant useful WEAK benevolent broad-minded considerate distinguished enormous excellent famous fine generous giving immense kind untrivial ADJECTIVE unimportant Synonyms STRONGEST insignificant light limited minor narrow negligible paltry STRONG inferior lower mean minute petty secondary set trifling WEAK bush-league inadequate inconsiderable ineffectual lesser minor-league small-fry small-time trivial unessential Antonyms STRONGEST important major significant substantial unrestricted STRONG consequential first-class first-rate superior useful WEAK benevolent big broad-minded considerate distinguished enormous excellent famous fine generous giving huge immense kind large untrivial ADJECTIVE narrow-minded, nasty Synonyms STRONGEST limited narrow STRONG base little mean petty set WEAK grudging ignoble illiberal selfish vulgar Antonyms STRONGEST unrestricted STRONG important noble WEAK benevolent big broad-minded considerate distinguished enormous excellent famous fine generous giving huge immense kind large untrivial

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The studio was small, but Buffett’s laid-back vibe set the tone; the first thing he’d do when he walked in was kick off his shoes, Jamison said.

From The Wall Street Journal

It’s happening at a time when the small palladium market is tightening.

From The Wall Street Journal

That means mail from small post offices might be picked up the next day, rather than the same evening.

From The Wall Street Journal

HavocAI has already sold more than 30 of its smaller autonomous surface vessels to the U.S. military.

From The Wall Street Journal

For instance, she said, she made three small baskets for the children of a friend and was delighted when one used her basket to carry flower petals to toss during a wedding.

From Los Angeles Times

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baby brief cramped diminutive dwarf exiguous fine humble humblest imponderable imperceptible inappreciable inconsequential/inconsiderable inconsiderable inconsequential inadequate inconsequent insignificant lank lesser light lightest limited Lilliputian little little low low marginal mere micro micro miniature minor-league minute minuscule modest more limited more inconsiderable more inconsiderable more inconsequential more inconsequential more minuscule more modest most inconsiderable most inconsiderable most inconsequential most inconsequential most insignificant most minuscule narrower narrow negligible nominal off outside paltry petty picayune piddly pintsized pintsize pocket poky pulverous pulverulent remote restricted secondary short slenderest slenderest slender/slim slenderer slenderer slender slimmest slimmer smallish sordid sorry stunted teensy-weensy teensy teeny-weeny thin thinner thinnest tiny trifling trivial twiggy underdeveloped undersized ungenerous unobservable unnoticeable unostentatious weak weak weaker weaker weakest weakest weedy weeny weightless

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