small (Meaning)
small (n)
the slender part of the back
a garment size for a small person
small (a)
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
small (s)
relatively moderate, limited, or small
(of children and animals) young, immature
slight or limited; especially in degree or intensity or scope
low or inferior in station or quality
lowercase
(of a voice) faint
have fine or very small constituent particles
not large but sufficient in size or amount
made to seem smaller or less (especially in worth)
small (r)
on a small scale
small (superl.)
Having little size, compared with other things of the same kind; little in quantity or degree; diminutive; not large or extended in dimension; not great; not much; inconsiderable; as, a small man; a small river.
Being of slight consequence; feeble in influence or importance; unimportant; trivial; insignificant; as, a small fault; a small business.
Envincing little worth or ability; not large-minded; -- sometimes, in reproach, paltry; mean.
Not prolonged in duration; not extended in time; short; as, after a small space.
Weak; slender; fine; gentle; soft; not loud.
small (adv.)
In or to small extent, quantity, or degree; little; slightly.
Not loudly; faintly; timidly.
small (n.)
The small or slender part of a thing; as, the small of the leg or of the back.
Smallclothes.
Same as Little go. See under Little, a.
small (v. t.)
To make little or less.
Synonyms & Antonyms of small
Synonyms:
- dinky
- pocket-size
- miniature
- miniaturized
- pygmy
- lacking
- toylike
- dwarfish
- Lilliputian
- half-pint
- dwarf
- subnormal
- poor
- spare
- pint-sized
- puny
- stunted
- minuscule
- undersized
- slender
- mini
- smallish
- undersize
- pocket-sized
- microscopic
- sparse
Antonyms:
- thick
- colossal
- bountiful
- boxcar
- largish
- gigantic
- abundant
- mammoth
- gargantuan
- giant
- immense
- liberal
- overscaled
- plentiful
- jumbo
- titanic
- monumental
- mountainous
- outsized
- ample
- enormous
- wide
- monolithic
- heroic
- herculean
- husky
- bulky
- cyclopean
- liberal
- abundant
- monolithic
- cavernous
- tidy
- healthy
- jumbo
- grand
- outsized
- outsize
- hefty
- monstrous
- gargantuan
- king-sized
- titanic
- generous
- appreciable
- handsome
- vast
- broad
- cavernous
- prodigious
- outsize
- wide
- copious
- voluminous
- Himalayan
- humongous
- stupendous
- staggering
- Himalayan
- largish
- stupendous
- goodly
- husky
- mammoth
- biggish
- king-sized
- tidy
- grand
- biggish
- oversize
- mountainous
- monstrous
- thick
- heroic
- giant
- humongous
- generous
- vast
- whopping
- cyclopean
- handsome
- goodly
- tremendous
- healthy
- overscaled
- staggering
- enormous
- gross
- appreciable
- oversize
- ample
- bountiful
- immense
- gross
- galactic
- copious
- plentiful
- bulky
- monumental
- hefty
- voluminous
- whopping
- tremendous
- prodigious
- galactic
- gigantic
- broad
- herculean
- colossal
- boxcar
Synonyms:
- runtish
- deficient
- scarce
- little bitty
- capsule
- pint-size
- inadequate
- meager
- insufficient
- bantam
- pinpoint
- bitty
- scrubby
- teensy
- stingy
- micro
- toy
- teensy-weensy
- runty
- skimpy
- wee
- scant
- teeny
- slim
- minute
- weensy
- infinitesimal
- shrimpy
- meagre
- teeny-weeny
- scanty
- microscopical
- wanting
- weeny
- minim
- inappreciable
Antonyms:
- humungous
- cosmic
- plenteous
- sufficient
- king-size
- Bunyanesque
- infinite
- pharaonic
- immeasurable
- whacking
- Brobdingnagian
- infinite
- hulking
- overscale
- Brobdingnagian
- immeasurable
- enough
- fat
- elephantine
- pharaonic
- overscale
- cosmical
- elephantine
- incalculable
- king-size
- Bunyanesque
- hulking
- whacking
- cosmic
- plenteous
- cosmical
- fat
- adequate
- leviathan
- adequate
- heroical
- enough
- sufficient
- boundless
- leviathan
- humungous
- heroical
- incalculable
- boundless
small Sentence Examples
- The tiny hummingbird had a delicate beak that was only a few millimeters long.
- Emily held the small, porcelain figurine in her trembling hands.
- The child's voice was so soft and small, it could barely be heard.
- The quaint cottage was nestled amidst a small garden filled with fragrant flowers.
- The mouse had a long, thin tail and a small, beady eye.
- The pebbles were smooth and small, like polished marbles.
- The small, silver earrings glimmered subtly in the sunlight.
- The ant was tiny and almost invisible, carrying a small leaf many times its size.
- The small, flickering flame of the candle cast an eerie glow on the walls.
- The child took small, hesitant steps as he walked alongside his mother.
FAQs About the word small
the slender part of the back, a garment size for a small person, limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent, relatively moderate, lim
little, fine, slight, pocket, diminutive, tiny, dinky, pocket-size, miniature, miniaturized
substantial, sizeable, large, sizable, massive, great, huge, oversized, sizable, considerable
The tiny hummingbird had a delicate beak that was only a few millimeters long.
Emily held the small, porcelain figurine in her trembling hands.
The child's voice was so soft and small, it could barely be heard.
The quaint cottage was nestled amidst a small garden filled with fragrant flowers.
